Starlings

Alun

Just wondering if anyone else had noticed an increase in Starling numbers this year? We normally get the odd one or two in the garden, but this year there's a large flock that have started roosting in a tree in our back garden in the late afternoon early evening. I came home today and drove up the drive to the sight of 20 or more, many of them juveniles, all eating away on the front lawn. The juveniles were still begging for food from the parents, some of which were obliging, and some very clearly not! Very amusing to sit and watch for a few minutes.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

That's the usual gathering of juveniles in flocks at this time of year.

Alun

OK, I've just never seen them before in such numbers in the 15 years I've been here, that's all.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

No, it's not unusual. Good sized flocks of Juvs here thus week and we would have this, or even more, every year.

ThunderCat

I very much enjoy watching them aswell. They are more interested in the bowl of water I leave out for them than anything else at the moment given the warm weather we are having. Fun to see them splashing about. Give it a try in your own garden OP.