Starling Trail
As it approached the end of November the starling numbers at RSPB Ham Wall continued to increase. Each day the flock is getting a little bit bigger. Today we were expected them to roost...
Monthly Archive: November 2023
Starling Trail
Winter Morning at Ham Wall The last weekend in November and another trip down to Ham Wall. This time for a morning, a very cold morning. Winter telling us it had arrived with...
Starling Trail
It has been another busy week down at Ham Wall. We have had some lovely weather, beautiful sunsets, and about 70,000 starlings. The low slit in the clouds allowed the setting sun to cast...
Starling Trail
You never know what you are going to get when you visit Ham Wall to watch the starlings return to their roost. Sometimes you get wonderful patterns, or a chasing marsh harrier. Today we...
Starling Trail
The landscape of the Avalon Marshes is where a million starlings choose to spend their winter nights. The marshes provide them some relative warmth and safety. For us this provides an amazing spectacle to...
Tealham Floods
Recent storms and heavy rain have raised the level of water across the moors of Somerset. Some parts such as Tealham Moor now look like inland seas. When the water is lapping the edges...
Mendip Mist
We know autumn brings golden colours, but don’t forget it also brings us the soft white colours of mist. To make the most of the mist you can either drop down into the valley...
The Somerset Poppies
Red poppies created by thousands of local children. First planted in 2018 to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War One. Since then the poppies have returned each year to chosen corners...
Mendip Gold
Autumn can come and go in a heartbeat. For me this was one of those years. A late start followed by a series of storms that removed many of the leaves. Combine this with...
Stonechat
After my last post about hornets, it was time to recover with pictures of something much friendlier and that does not sting. So this is a rare bird post for me. I saw these...
