Somerset Rainbows
Recently we have had day after day of dull wet weather. We have also had starlings that cannot make their minds up on where to roost. So I was inspired by the recent rainbow...
Tagged: Shapwick Heath
Starling Trail
Shapwick Heath and Shapwick Moor I arrived too early to wait for the starlings so set off on a walk around the Canada Farm end of Shapwick Heath and Shapwick Moor. The heath is...
Starling Trail
The starlings have left RSPB Ham Wall and are roosting in Natural England’s Shapwick Heath nature reserve. And they have been putting on an even better displays! Wind It was so windy today, about...
Starling Trail
Another week visiting the starling murmurations on the Avalon Marshes. This time the birds selected a roosting site over in the far west side of Shapwick Heath nature reserve. Day One Great sunset this...
Starling Trail
Today Shapwick Heath turned into a frosty winter land. Perfect day for a very cold bike ride. The frost was only hanging around in the shade, creating a wonderful contrast with the warm evening...
Starling Trail
I took half day’s leave from work so I could head across to Shapwick Heath to catch the starlings returning to their overnight roost. The birds had moved from Ham Wall a week before....
Starling Trail
Starling Roost It’s a new year and the starlings have recently moved from RSPB Ham Wall to a new site in the Roughet at the far end of Natural England’s Shapwick Heath. Its been a...
Starling Trail
There was soft blue hue to the light over Shapwick Heath tonight as we waited for the starlings to return to their roost. Shapwick Heath All our hopes were on the starlings returning to...
Starling Trail
Starling Dawn Some say that visiting the starlings on the Avalon Marshes is as good in the morning as it is in the evening. I have been to both many times. Some mornings are better than...
Starling Trail
Waiting for the Starlings Part of starling watching is waiting for them to arrive. For me a big part of that is capturing the sunset. Typically, the birds arrive after the sun has dropped...
