Starling Trail

Ham Wall – Somerset Levels, UK. ID BR53388

Starling Trail – Back on!

This was a day I had looked forward to since the start of the pandemic – a return to watch the starling murmurations over the Somerset Levels at RSPB Ham Wall.

It was hard to know where the best view point would be, and I do not think I found it.  We watched some small groups fly overhead.

Starlings – Ham Wall, Somerset Levels, UK. ID BR53416

Despite the low numbers of birds the sky was so dramatic that it made up for it.  It has been a long time since I had seen clouds as red as these.

Starlings – Ham Wall, Somerset Levels, UK. ID BR53418

The birds continued to fly passed in small groups, on to somewhere else to roost for the night.

Starlings – Ham Wall, Somerset Levels, UK. ID BR53418

And finally…

The bright sky had disappeared, but on my return walk to the car park a large flock appeared from behind the trees and overhead.

Starlings – Ham Wall, Somerset Levels, UK. ID BR53466