Starling populations in the UK according to recent reports are in decline. In May we start to see numerous pairs arriving, making nests under the pan tiles of the roof. I don't know if they are the same pairs but they do use the same sites year after year. It's tiring just watching the parents flying back and forth every ten minutes or so to feed their young for hours on end. After the chicks have fledged we tend to see very little of them.
There are times, however when we are suddenly visited by large groups of juvenile starlings, who descend on the bird feeders and the water bath in what can only be described as a frenzy. They swoop in, muscle out the other garden birds and have their fill.
On a hot day, they do like to take it easy.
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