What birds might you see? |
Starling
Starlings are noisy characters usually seen foraging in small flocks. At a distance, starlings look black, but close up you can see they have green and purple glossy feathers, covered in white and buff spots. Its flight is fast and direct and it walks and runs confidently on the ground. The starling feeds on scraps, seeds and from nut feeders; it also probes into lawns for worms and grubs. In winter, migrant starlings from northern Europe join our resident birds and form huge flocks at regular roosts. Starlings are famed for their ability to mimic calls of other birds, and they will often drop odd mechanical noises into their varied song repertiore. Although still common in gardens, it was seen in just under half of all gardens (49 per cent) during the Birdwatch, the past 25 years has seen its population decline by more than 70 per cent making it another red listed species. Copyright for bird sound belongs to Wildsounds/Sitelle |
