Somerset Starling spectaculars

DATES: 21-23 JAN; 28-30 JAN; 10-12 FEB TWO-NIGHT PACKAGE

To see up to half a million Starlings ‘murmurating’ is truly a sight to behold. If the conditions are right, the skies can darken, as first one group arrives to roost in the reedbeds of the Avalon Marshes – then another larger one arrives, then another and another... They just keep coming.

What we then want is a belligerent passing Peregrine or a hungry Marsh Harrier with attitude – then bingo! The sky is full of the largest flock/swarm/fountain of birds you have ever seen – turning one way then the next.

Somerset’s murmurations of Starlings on a crisp winter dusk is the stuff of legend, and has to be seen to be believed.

Of course, the murmurations are spectacular, however, winter on the Levels has much more to offer than just Starlings. Huge numbers of wildfowl come in to the flooded fields and wetlands – ducks, waders and elegant egrets make for excellent birdwatching opportunities, plus plenty of raptors.

In the evenings, we all gather in the cosy kitchen in Walls Farm to discuss and share our birdwatching stories over drinks, home-made nibbles and then one of Kay’s delicious suppers in our convivial dining room. It is the perfect end to round off your birdwatching experience.

FURTHER INFORMATION and BOOKINGS

Price: £399 per person (sharing a twin room)

Single room supplement £40 www.somersetbirdwatchingholidays.com/starling-spectacular