“In winter the starlings gather in large groups,” says Bou, who took this photo in the agrarian village of Arbeca, Spain. “Starlings often prefer cities and agricultural areas, where their ...

Flocks of starlings form ever-changing, mesmerising aerial displays in autumn and winter. The European or common starling, Sturnus vulgaris, is a familiar sight in our cities and towns. You might have ...

Widespread and abundant in much of North America, the introduced European starling is arguably and ... Often evicts native species from nest holes. Migration: withdraws in winter from northern ...

The bird, which is marginally smaller than a starling, visits the UK throughout ... birds begin physically preparing for migration well in advance of the journey. They start to eat more and ...