Starlings in Scotland

Taken on the road to Gretna Green just opposite the Gretna Motorway Services.

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  Pets & Animals

[Graciemac]

Help! Starlings are gone!?? Visited today and only a few hundred. Have they gone south because weather so severe? Anyone know what's happening?  Will they come back? :-(((((

[pcsassy03]

Did you have an umbrella? LOL Thats a lot of bird poo.

[Graciemac]

It sure is? Isn't that supposed to be luck or something. LOL

[Graciemac]

Too true! Take care everyone. I noticed a couple of weeks ago that the starlings seemed to be roosting at the right hand side of the service station. I reckon there must be at least a million this year. Anybody else counting?

[crispindry]

Great stuff. If you want to go and watch them they are normally to be found around the services on the M74 between junction 22 and 21 during the winter. There is a service road that runs alongside the motorway (B7076) most people seem to think this is a good place to watch them from - it is but if you do decide to park there try leaving your sidelights on and wearing a high vis bib because when the pretty birds are flying peoples road sense seems to flutter away too!

[shifty2833]

very good