Glastonbury Sunrise
Before sunrise the lights shine across the Somerset Levels. The weather forecast was for a clear morning. Instead we got cloud. Luckily there was a gap on the horizon that would let the dawn...
Monthly Archive: November 2017
Waltons Sunset
A cormorant flies passed the Tor View hide on RSPB Ham Wall. This hide is set in the centre of Waltons Heath and today it seemed like the perfect spot to watch the starlings...
Draycott Sleights
I visited Draycott Sleights at this time of year back in 2013. Back then there was frost on the ground, a few golden leaves left on the trees and a beautiful morning sunrise. The Beach...
Starling Trail
At the hut in the car park the RSPB volunteers were reporting that the roost was split. It seemed that during the previous week the largest group had been roosting to the north near the village of Stileway....
Starling Roosts
I rarely record movies of the starlings, but recently I have been so close to their roost site that I thought it was worth a go. The birds drop into their roost at Loxtons Marsh...
Ham Wall in Autumn
Just before we jump into the cold of winter I have put together some of my recent pictures taken around Loxton Marsh that do not have starlings in them. The main railway line track cuts down the...
Starling Trail
Today, I stood and waited in Loxtons Marsh for the return of the starlings. Unfortunately, the roost split and most of the birds flew overhead to the far end of the reserve. However, all was...
Starling Trail
This has been a week of wonderful sunsets at Ham Wall. I’ve been down to watch the starling murmurations several times and each time the sky has been just as much a star as...
Starling Trail
Another wonderful visit to the starling roost at RSPB Ham Wall. Beautiful sky, good friends and a stunning starling display combined to create a evening that was so wonderful. Could this evening could ever be improved?...
Starling Trail
My third evening at the starling roost at RSPB Ham Wall on the Somerset Levels. Another beautiful evening – great skies and thousands of birds. A Swan Escapes This evening the birds were roosting deeper into...
