Starling murmuration seen at Ham Wall, Avalon Marshes, Somerset, as over a million birds come in to roost in the reed beds on a cloudy evening. Wildlife sightings where we live from the RSPB Ham Wall team - 10.04.2020. But there is a risk – you may not see any starlings! Your itinerary Day 1. Today, the Avalon Marshes are one of the largest lowland wetlands in Britain and an internationally important wildlife site. A great place to walk or cycle, only three miles from Glastonbury Town. In Winter you can witness the stunning starling murmurations here. One without the risks of being eaten by lions or wolves. Today, the Avalon Marshes are one of the largest lowland wetlands in Britain and an internationally important wildlife site. Thought they were Starlings when I first saw them, there could easily have been 1000.

RSPB Ham Wall on the Avalon Marshes (pictured) is a starling hotspot. Places limited, booking essential. Arrive Walls Farm by 2.00pm settle in to your comfortable cottage accommodation.. After a cup of tea and settling in, we will head off for an afternoon visit to Somerset’s Avalon Marshes complex hopefully to view the spectacular display of starlings in … Starling murmurations During the winter months, large numbers of starlings visit Britain from the continent, seeking out the relative warmth of our island climate. The Avalon Marshes starling hotline informed me that the previous night the starlings had roosted at both Ham Wall and Shapwick Heath, each accessible from the same RSPB car park at Ashcott, (recently created, to the great relief of those using the nearby country road …

Charge £3 per/ person. Well, we've made it through another week of lockdown. Ham Wall: 1 Red Kite just to the north, and the hybrid aythya still. The Avalon Marshes are a mini-wilderness. Shapwick first thing today: 2 Eg Geese, a pair of Goldeneye (! UK Weather: 04 Dec 2017. As dusk arrives, the starlings set off for their communal roost in one of the most staggering natural spectacles of all. Greylake: a pair of Garganey in front of the hides and a second drake on the floods behind the hides.

The Avalon Marshes in Somerset UK are a wonderful habitat for wetland birds and wildlife. ), and swarms of Sand Martins. Avalon Hide After the Christmas break it was time to return to RSPB Ham Wall to catch the starlings returning to their overnight roost. One without the risks of being eaten by lions or wolves.

The starlings use the reed beds only to roost, heading off at daybreak to forage in small flocks miles away, leaving the marshes to their other inhabitants and to seasonal visitors. The Avalon Marshes – Flat and Wet like Proper Scrumpy Cider November 19, 2019 July 31, 2016 One of the wonderful things about living in Glastonbury is going to visit somewhere else, especially when that somewhere else is a complete contrast to the Town, and is only a … Thousands of birds – many of which migrate from the colder climates of Northern Europe – congregate in the roadbeds overnight. The starlings use the reed beds only to roost, heading off at daybreak to forage in small flocks miles away, leaving the marshes to their other inhabitants and to seasonal visitors. An afternoon of making starling themed crafts and Christmas decorations, followed by a guided walk to see the incredible starling murmurations, as the birds come into roost on the reserves of the Avalon Marshes at sunset.