Starling Trail

by Jeff Bevan · Published 30th November 2022 · Updated 2nd December 2022

Starling Murmuration – Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB_1805

Not every day brings the best weather for starling watching. At RSPB Ham Wall it was dark and a bit dull. Only directly overhead could you find a patch of blue sky. Chance to capture the flock from another angle.

Starling Murmuration – Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB_1864

It was not long before the flocks started to build in size, and drop into the reeds with nothing in the way of swirling murmurations.

Starling Murmuration – Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB_2037

A dense ball of starlings forms as the dive into the reed bed.

Starling Murmuration – Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB_2097

It was getting to dull to carry on taking pictures.

But strangely it was on the walk back to the car park, and on the drive home that I got my favourite pictures of the day. This picture was taken from the steep little bridge over the South Drain only yards from the reserve car park.

Starling Murmuration – Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB_2355

Just north of Ham Wall on the Ashcott Road a long line of starlings was late joining the party. It was here that the sun finally broke through to illuminate the mist.