Starling Trail
Starlings at Dawn I chance visit on the way to work at Ham Wall to watch the starlings leave the roost. RSPB Ham Wall is a beautiful spot in the morning and only a...
Monthly Archive: November 2019
Lynchcombe in November
The exciting news from November was the first snow of winter. Not a lot of snow for the Mendip Hills but its still very early in the season so we should get lots more....
Starling Trail
Waltons Heath One of the most popular parts of the RSPB Ham Wall nature reserve is Waltons Heath. Each winter the Waltons play host to a million starlings roosting amongst the reed to keep...
Bishops Moat
Last year the Bishops Palace in Wells, England’s smallest city, put on a wonderful display of homemade poppies. The stood proud and high on their tall metal stems. This year the field of...
Starling Trail
There is often a beautiful sunset while waiting for the starlings to arrive at their roost in RSPB Ham Wall. After the sun had dropped below the horizon the birds started to arrive through...
Starling Trail
After a dull overcast day the clouds started to break-up just in time for the first groups of starlings to arrive at RSPB Ham Wall for their night’s roost. The birds had been a...
Compton Bishop
Compton Bishop This village is tucked into a valley surrounded by Crook Peak and Wavering Down. Today we had a group walk starting at the car park at King’s Wood, around to Compton Bishop,...
Starling Trail
Back on the Starling Trial on the Somerset Levels. The season has been going for a few weeks already and numbers are steadily increasing as the colder weather attracts more and more birds to...
Shapwick and Loxley
Remembrance Sunday The village of Shapwick sits on the edge of the Somerset Levels along the ridge of the Polden Hills. The church has a beautiful display of hand knitted poppies for remembrance...
