. British birds. Birds. 122 BRITISH BIRDS. case of the Starling. A large Starling roost is a very imposing sight, and has attracted the attention of a great many writers. The very remarkable turns of flight displayed by these birds at roosting time constitute, perhaps, one of the most striking phenomena which British bird-life has to show. In the Barnstaple district there are four or five such roosts. I have not discovered the birds travelHng more than six miles to and from a roost. I have repeatedly. <out 3 indus tv Mile noticed how strictly the birds keep to their arbitrarily prescribed l
. British birds. Birds. 122 BRITISH BIRDS. case of the Starling. A large Starling roost is a very imposing sight, and has attracted the attention of a great many writers. The very remarkable turns of flight displayed by these birds at roosting time constitute, perhaps, one of the most striking phenomena which British bird-life has to show. In the Barnstaple district there are four or five such roosts. I have not discovered the birds travelHng more than six miles to and from a roost. I have repeatedly. <out 3 indus tv Mile noticed how strictly the birds keep to their arbitrarily prescribed line of flight. The best instance I can give is shown in the accompanying map. The flocks sweep along this main course with astonish- ing regularity every night, flock succeeding flock, and each separate flock pursuing the same course, as a rule dividing at x, one half going to one roost, and the other hah to another roost. They fly high—well above the neighbouring hills and valleys—although it will be noticed that they follow a valley for some distance ; this route, moreover, was not merely roughly followed, but the birds. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Witherby & Co
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