Starling Trail

Waltons Lagoon - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_4649

Waltons Lagoon – Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_4649

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 short stroll from a car park.

Frosty Morning at Ham Wall - Somerset, UK. ID DSC_6574

Frosty Morning at Ham Wall – Somerset, UK. ID DSC_6574

The birds are in Waltons Heath East, where the Tor View hides put you at the centre of the action.

First, the ducks make a quick escape before the noise and chaos takes over.  In the opposite direction Great White Egrets and Marsh Harriers arrive hoping to catch a starling.

Starlings at Dawn - Waltons Heath, Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_4540

Starlings at Dawn – Waltons Heath, Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_4540

As if a starting gun was fired the starlings lift into the sky.

Starlings at Dawn - Waltons Heath, Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_4576

Starlings at Dawn – Waltons Heath, Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_4576

Soon the sky is full of birds heading out over the farmland for the day.

Starlings at Dawn - Waltons Heath, Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_4567

Starlings at Dawn – Waltons Heath, Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_4567

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