Tagged: Starling Displays

Starling Murmuration - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_7354

Starling Trail

After the success of my last visit I returned to the same spot on Ham Wall today.  It was still really windy and so I hoped the birds would behave the same. The starlings...

Swan in the sunset - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_7065

Starling Trail

Back waiting for the starling flocks to arrive on another cold winter evening at Ham Wall on the Somerset Levels. For a while I sheltered from the cold and wind in the Tor View...

Starling Murmuration - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_6788

Starling Trail

Recently the Tor View hide (above) has been a great spot from which to watch the starlings arrive at RSPB Ham Wall for their evening roost.  However, the birds had been moving to the...

Starling Murmuration - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_6677

Starling Trail

The shiny new view platform at Ham Wall is a popular location to watch the starlings return to the overnight roost in the reedbeds of Waltons Heath. After a few small groups a large...

Starlings at Sunset - Ham Wall, Somerst, UK. ID JB1_5899

Starling Trail

It was fun having some company while sitting on a bench waiting for the starlings to arrive at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. The first starlings arrived through the dark evening sky. They dropped...

Starlings at Dawn - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_5688

Starling Trail

RSPB Ham Wall An explosion of starlings leaves the reed beds just yards from the Tor View bird hide. Immediately the sky is packed fill of noisy birds. As they spread out across Somerset

Starlings - Walton Heath, Ham Wall, Somerset, UK.

Starling Trail

Waltons Heath One of the most popular parts of the RSPB Ham Wall nature reserve is Waltons Heath.  Each winter the Waltons play host to a million starlings roosting amongst the reed to keep...

Starling Murmuration - Ham Wall

Starling Trail

There is often a beautiful sunset while waiting for the starlings to arrive at their roost in RSPB Ham Wall.  After the sun had dropped below the horizon the birds started to arrive through...

Starlings - Shapwick Heath, Somerset, UK. ID 824_9880

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...

Starlings over Meare Heath - Shapwick Heath, Somerset, UK. ID 824_9115

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...