Enormous flock of starlings now roosting in the trees in the school near our house, probably a hundred at least. Didn't do a full murmuration but quite an impressive display of flying before they roosted, maybe the numbers will grow.
Saw a truly magnificent Great Blue Heron on a walk this morning, sat calmly on a dead tree trunk beside a semi-urban river. In scale a completely different beast to any heron I've seen in Britain.
Quote from: andy popp on November 17, 2016, 02:56:53 amSaw a truly magnificent Great Blue Heron on a walk this morning, sat calmly on a dead tree trunk beside a semi-urban river. In scale a completely different beast to any heron I've seen in Britain.How does it stack up to one these height wise;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShoebillThey are bastard big birds, look like something crossed between Pixar and Prehistoric.
Spotted some huge black geese (?) in Weston park the other day
Could they have been black swans?
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Quote from: fatneck on December 01, 2016, 08:19:35 am👍 (thumbs up symbol)Sent from me pyar sic fone lid...Went for a closer look at lunch today. I think they are actually cayuga ducks which apparently is a domestic strain of mallard. There were some others which seemed like some kind of hybrid as well.