A small number of Rose-coloured Starlings are beginning to appear in Britain, as part of the large movement of these birds from Eastern Europe. With favourable winds over the last few days, I felt the time was right to hopefully come across one of the new arrivals. I selected Flamborough Head, jutting out in to the North Sea as a likely landfall and, where I have seen Rosy Starlings before. They are often seen around gardens, and walking along the row of coastal cottages and bungalows soon produced this single bird, perched on a TV aerial. A great sighting of the starling which, after flying off, didn't show again despite a good look around. There was a sizeable flock of Common Starlings moving around, but the Rosy Starling didn't seem to associate too closely with them at all. I spent the next few hours in the Flamborough area, pleased to be at a coastal site once more. Flamborough Head lighthouse. A party of seals at low tide. A passing House Martin in the shot, as the P&O 'Oceana' makes her way to Newcastle. A Barn Owl was seen in the gorse field and this male Sparrowhawk had just made a kill. After lunch I made my way to the seabird world at Bempton cliffs, to bring my seabird list up to date. Latest: At around 1pm today (3rd June), I saw an adult Rose-coloured Starling from my garden, in a cherry tree with other resting starlings. Unable to locate it again.
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