Monday 28 November 2016
Crawley, West Sussex
- I twitched the juvenile rose-coloured starling in Crawley in the early afternoon. The bird was sitting in a bare tree in a garden on a housing estate in Beachy Road. It was an oh-so easy twitch - a stationary bird, showing well from less than 10 metres away.
This represents a "lifer" for me - my 15th of the year.
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| Rose-coloured Starling courtesy of Alastair Gray |
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| Rose-coloured Starling courtesy of Alastair Gray
This rather bedraggled juvenile will eventually blossom into a lovely adult like the one's shown below.
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- The breeding range of this bird is from easternmost Europe across temperate southern Asia.
- It is a strong migrant, and winters in India and tropical Asia. In India in winter, it often appears to outnumber the local starlings and mynas.
- In years when grasshoppers and other insects are abundant, it will erupt well beyond its core range, with significant numbers reaching France and the United Kingdom.
Addition to BUBO 2016 UK Bird List
rose-coloured starling (257)
Addition to BUBO UK Life List
rose-coloured starling (323)
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