Starling roost and weather
The weather on February 21st was less than appealing for the bulk of the day and even when the rain sort of stopped in the afternoon light showers and drizzle persisted. The Marsh Harriers failed to perform and I was going to call it a day when the cloud started to break a little as I headed back to my car and the first flock of Starlings arrived. There was a bit of colour on the western horizon and the Starlings were building up quickly so I picked a decent location and decided to stick it out. Initially just some nice orange and yellow strips the sky just got better with deep orange and beautiful blue tones combining but I needed the Starlings to move into the right position and they stubbornly refused for most of the evening but on odd occasions they flew far enough into the colour to make for some nice images. There was not much bunching in contrast to the previous evening when it was raining but ideal conditions and action seldom come together.
