Influx of starlings?

Tringa
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Influx of starlings? Mar 18, 2022 15:48:26 GMT

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Post by Tringa on Mar 18, 2022 15:48:26 GMT

Does anyone know if there has been an influx of starlings to SE England?

I was walking today in east London and there were a couple of big flocks of starlings. I counted 40 in one flock before they flitted, but there were quite a few more.

I've seen flocks in summer of juvenile birds but not noticed flocks at the time of the year before.

I would not have thought birds would be moving into the UK now from continental Europe, but there have been some easterly winds recently.

Dave

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Influx of starlings? Mar 18, 2022 16:30:51 GMT Tringa likes this

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Post by aeshna5 on Mar 18, 2022 16:30:51 GMT

Around my way I often see large flocks of Starlings. In the local country park I often see 100+ on the sports turf & at Warren Farm we've had up to 200 birds feeding. Some of these may have been wintering birds that haven't yet departed.

ianr Supreme Member Posts: 1,786	Influx of starlings? Mar 21, 2022 6:53:17 GMT Tringa likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ianr on Mar 21, 2022 6:53:17 GMT I've just read on the Lincs birders twitter page of over a quarter of a million starlings reported at Gibraltar point yesterday ian

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