Migrants

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Am i right in saying its a murder of crows

Yes, or a flock of geese, a parliment of rooks, a charm of goldfinches....

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Come to think of it, aren't geese a gaggle?

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

They come over here taking our perches, sh*tting on our statues.....

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I found these....




A Band of Jays

A Bevy of Quail

A Bouquet of Pheasants

A Brood of Hens

A Cast of Falcons

A Charm of Finches

A Chattering of Choughs

A Colony of Gulls or of Penguins

A Company of Parrots

A Congregation of Plovers

A Conspiracy of Ravens

A Convocation of Eagles

A Covey of Grouse or of Partridges

An Exaltation of Larks

A Flight of Swallows

A Gaggle of Geese
 A Host of Sparrows
A Murder of Crows

A Murmuration of Starlings

A Muster of Storks

An Ostentation of Peacocks

A Paddling of Ducks

A Party of Jays

A Peep of Chickens

A Pitying of Turtledoves

A Seige of Herons

A Skein of Geese

A Walk of Snipe

A Watch of Nightingales

A Wedge of Geese or of Swans

A Wisp of Snipe
 

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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

For those with poor eyesight, like me, you can tell many bird species apart by their actions, flight patterns, the way they feed.

Starlings are notoriously "pack" birds, congregating & feeding in huge throngs.

Rooks are "solo" birds, acting alone usually. Tom told me their reason for nesting close together, in Rookery's - they are thieves, & wait till their neighbour pops out, then go & steal their nest material to save gathering their own!

Collared Doves tend to operate in pairs.

Swans mate with the same partner for life.

Ever seen a Heron fly? Or a swan take off and land? Wonderful sights, all of them.

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I know where there's a swans nest in the middle of a lake, it's as big as a 6 man dingy.

[77dave]

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

For those with poor eyesight, like me, you can tell many bird species apart by their actions, flight patterns, the way they feed.

Starlings are notoriously "pack" birds, congregating & feeding in huge throngs.

Rooks are "solo" birds, acting alone usually. Tom told me their reason for nesting close together, in Rookery's - they are thieves, & wait till their neighbour pops out, then go & steal their nest material to save gathering their own!

Collared Doves tend to operate in pairs.

Swans mate with the same partner for life.

Ever seen a Heron fly? Or a swan take off and land? Wonderful sights, all of them.

I thought id seen just about everything   now ive seen an elephant fly

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I've seen a house fly,

I've seen a crane fly

I've seen a dragon fly

I've seen a horse fly. And....

I've seen Walt Disney's Dumbo.

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Ever seen a Heron fly? Or a swan take off and land? Wonderful sights, all of them.

We had a heron in our back garden!  Now that was a sight, as it's not the largest garden in the world.

We've also had a sparrow-hawk kill and eat a pigeon in the back garden.  Amazing that all that was left when he/she'd finished was a few feathers.  Fascinating to watch.