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Back in the 1980's, I did some consultancy work for a firm in Bristol. Every day, late afternoon, there were thousands of starlings making fabulous patterns in the sky. Never seen it anywhere else.
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Back to Attenborough NR & last night they put out a report there was 4 Waxwings at Asda at Toton but they got it wrong it was Totton in Hampshirshire :lol:
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johnh wrote:Back in the 1980's, I did some consultancy work for a firm in Bristol. Every day, late afternoon, there were thousands of starlings making fabulous patterns in the sky. Never seen it anywhere else.

I worked at Temple Meads in the 80s, John, and I remember them well. Murmurations aren't they called? You still see them in Bristol but not as often as they seemed to be back then.
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Have tried to get a pic of a male Blackcap which has visited several times but all have been out of focus - however a female turned up the other day ..

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Sniffer wrote:
johnh wrote:Back in the 1980's, I did some consultancy work for a firm in Bristol. Every day, late afternoon, there were thousands of starlings making fabulous patterns in the sky. Never seen it anywhere else.

I worked at Temple Meads in the 80s, John, and I remember them well. Murmurations aren't they called? You still see them in Bristol but not as often as they seemed to be back then.
Sniffer, the offices for the firm I was working for were opposite Temple Meads station, overlooking the roundabout. Also 1980's - (1986)
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Mrs B received her big bird watch pack today, 26th to the 28th of January I believe.
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Only get sparrows, starlings and had a robin that was becoming pretty tame but vanished just before we got the cat. Had a few blue tits but unfortuneately the cat seems to be attracted to them, shes killed 3 so far ( I took the nest box I had up down not worth attracting them).

Only other birds we have in the field at the front is hundreds of crows each day mixed with seagulls. :cry: :cry:
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johnh wrote:
Sniffer wrote:
johnh wrote:Back in the 1980's, I did some consultancy work for a firm in Bristol. Every day, late afternoon, there were thousands of starlings making fabulous patterns in the sky. Never seen it anywhere else.

I worked at Temple Meads in the 80s, John, and I remember them well. Murmurations aren't they called? You still see them in Bristol but not as often as they seemed to be back then.
Sniffer, the offices for the firm I was working for were opposite Temple Meads station, overlooking the roundabout. Also 1980's - (1986)
I started there in '85 so we may well have passed each other. Bristol has changed a lot since then. The temporary flyover (designed for 8 years but which lasted for over 30) was demolished in the late 90s. I'm guessing you were in Victoria Street/Temple Way/Redcliffe Way. For the last 2 years the roundabout has (very) gradually been scratched out of existence as a new road layout is being built. Driving around there at the moment is tortuous.
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Sniffer wrote:
johnh wrote:
Sniffer wrote:
johnh wrote:Back in the 1980's, I did some consultancy work for a firm in Bristol. Every day, late afternoon, there were thousands of starlings making fabulous patterns in the sky. Never seen it anywhere else.

I worked at Temple Meads in the 80s, John, and I remember them well. Murmurations aren't they called? You still see them in Bristol but not as often as they seemed to be back then.
Sniffer, the offices for the firm I was working for were opposite Temple Meads station, overlooking the roundabout. Also 1980's - (1986)
I started there in '85 so we may well have passed each other. Bristol has changed a lot since then. The temporary flyover (designed for 8 years but which lasted for over 30) was demolished in the late 90s. I'm guessing you were in Victoria Street/Temple Way/Redcliffe Way. For the last 2 years the roundabout has (very) gradually been scratched out of existence as a new road layout is being built. Driving around there at the moment is tortuous.
Sniffer, I remember the temporary flyover well. I used to drive to Bristol from Maidenhead every day. M4, M32 (past Bristol Rovers old ground) and over the flyover. Can''t remember the names of the streets but the offices actually butted onto the roundabout. One of the office entrances was on the road which crossed the bottom of the entrance to the station. Further to the right was a multi-story car park where I used to park.
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