Friday 21 January 2011

Starling Phenomenon

It is around this time of year that I usually manage to see the flocking Starlings as I reported here from a trip I took to Slimbridge last year.

This natural spectacle is always stunning to watch and with lots of birds and lots of flocks it is really exciting as they wheel around the skies.

So it was with great pleasure that I was able to see it from my living room window last weekend, albeit it on a smaller scale.  We had a couple of flocks of about two hundred birds each, flying and wheeling overhead.  Truly beautiful, in a bijou sort of way.

Here is an image that I took a few years ago, also from Slimbridge that I was quite pleased with.



It would great to hear from you if you have seen any such flocks this year and whereabouts

Martin

6 comments:

  1. Martin
    Nice image. No I haven't, but that's because I haven't intently gone to the right places yet. Nearest two areas to me would be Newport Wetlands & coastline, and Llangorse lake. The latter I have read had murmurs of c.50k birds in November. No pics I'm afraid.
    KR
    Julian

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  2. Hi Martin
    Yes, there are thousands of them flying over Nantwich Cheshire each evening, and have been for the last week. It's an awesome sight isn't it?
    Sue

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  3. Still flying over Nantwich, in ever increasing numbers - many thousands at a time, and all viewed from my Mums living room!
    Sue

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  4. Sue,

    Thanks for that - it is good to hear

    Martin

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  5. Hi Martin

    Thought you might like to know, that the starlings are still flying over Nantwich in huge numbers, and have been continuously since I last posted on 16th February!

    Hope all is well with you

    Sue

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  6. HI Sue,

    Many thanks for your posts - good to hear they are still going


    Martin

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