Migrants

[RED-DOG]

The starlings arrived today, along with a cuckoo and some swallows. I wonder if they all came on the same flight?

[Poppet7]

Probably, group tickets usually cost less.

[tikay]

My starlings arrived on Thursday, mob-handed as ever. Starlings are the bird equivelant of lager-louts, no manners, sheer brute force & ignorance is their style.

Sparrows are also "mob" creatures, but much more reserved. There seems far fewer sparrows in recent years.

Rooks, however, seem to be increasing in bundance. Tom pointed out a Rookery by the M1 last week, & I've been looking out for Rookery's since - I've spotted 7 or 8, never less than 30 nests in each. I don't recall this many in previous years.

[bolt pp]

Tom pointed out a Rookery by the M1 last week

Revenge for all those train stories

Are these the birds that sing at 5am? nuisances!!

I was trying to get them an ASBO but the authorities said that they needed more proof of drinking and intimidating behaviour so i put a load of empty Stella cans under the tree where they live then i pushed an old lady down that was walking past and phoned up the police and said that the birds had got drunk and hit an old woman, court summonses are being served as we speak, ship it!!!!!!!

[tikay]

Tom pointed out a Rookery by the M1 last week

Revenge for all those train stories

Are these the birds that sing at 5am? nuisances!!

I was trying to get them an ASBO but the authorities said that they needed more proof of drinking and intimidating behaviour so i put a load of empty Stella cans under the tree where they live then i pushed an old lady down that was walking past and phoned up the police and said that the birds had got drunk and hit an old woman, court summonses are being served as we speak, ship it!!!!!!!

Leave the birds alone. Right? Right.

Seriously, listen to a song-thrush just before dawn. I just think "why do they do it?" - their range of "songs" is enormous.

[RED-DOG]

....and while we're at it, why do they have forty fahzand fevvers?

[Geo the Sarge]

Bill Oddies Starling Magic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuY9hJ6gKeI

One of the greatest sights I've seen on tv.

Enjoy, if you haven't seen it before.

Geo.

[TightEnd]

I have deliberately avoided this thread until now because I thought it was likely to be about human immigration, and thus tricky to mod...

[Ironside]

see them big black birds could be crows might not be but they are big black and covered in feathers i love it at the beginning of sring when they fill the skies with there dance it looks like they have some sort of seniority and are dancing while filling up the next tree/telegraph pole to perch on

its bloddy amazes me everytime i look out the window (the beuaty of living surrounded by farms)

[tikay]

Bill Oddies Starling Magic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuY9hJ6gKeI

One of the greatest sights I've seen on tv.

Enjoy, if you haven't seen it before.

Geo.

Awesome. How wonderful is Nature?

[Ironside]

Bill Oddies Starling Magic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuY9hJ6gKeI

One of the greatest sights I've seen on tv.

Enjoy, if you haven't seen it before.

Geo.

thats what i was talking about

i always thought they were crows though but wasnt sure

its pure magic watching them

[77dave]

Am i right in saying its a murder of crows

[RED-DOG]

Did you know that it's common for a swift to leave the nest and then remain in the air, day and night, for 3 years before landing again.

They are superb flying machines, capable of eating, drinking, sleeping and mating on the wing. They are only forced to land in order to rear their young.

[tikay]

Am i right in saying its a murder of crows

Sure are Mr McS.

[77dave]

Did you know that it's common for a swift to leave the nest and then remain in the air, day and night, for 3 years before landing again.

They are superb flying machines, capable of eating, drinking, sleeping and mating on the wing. They are only forced to land in order to rear their young.

They are so good that they have had a verb named after them