Do they still congregate around the centre of Birmingham?I've seen some amazing displays there.
It is amazing isn't it... This is a good place near Oxford... RSPB Otmoor http://www.youtube.com/v/XH-groCeKbE&rel=1Went at the end of Jan last year, hope to catch them this yr before they migrate...
Quote from: hellymedic on 30 January, 2009, 11:45:32 pmDo they still congregate around the centre of Birmingham?I've seen some amazing displays there.Not for many years now as far as I am aware. I thought about this myself recently, remembering the displays you mention. I guess (and it is only a guess) that the anti pidgeon strategies deployed on most city centre buildings these days could be the reason.
[Mostly it is because the numbers have fallen drasticallyFrom being a very common bird when I was young, Starlings are now an endangered species
It's on the Red List.