My neighbour says these are English blackbirds. I say they are Starlings. In my backyard one or two visit. but in the scrub there are flocks of them. Classed as a pest and shot if seen in W.A. they still look beautiful
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They are definitely starlings. Sure they're a pretty bird, but they do not belong here. (Neither do blackbirds!) They do tend to be seen in flocks.
- soakes
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
Oh, wise West Australians!
Horrible things , carry mites and other nasties . go WA
Neil
s t a r lings will never forget them neighbour had to vacate house and have it fumigated [L I C E] .
I'm sure we used to have starlings around Brisbane. Haven't seen any for years now.
Karen
Brisbane southside.
That can only be a good thing
Neil
Over the 25 years we've been revegetating & encouraging bush regeneration the starling numbers have dropped drastically, not to mention dramatically. Brown goshawks & the occasional sparrow hawk now patrol frequently. Whereas in spring we would have hundreds on the "lawn" now we might have 12. With the distinct possibility of kookaburras nesting in a nearby hollow where starlings previously nested those12 might also be endangered.
They are indeed, Sandgroper. Even house sparrow numbers have declined from many hundreds to about 10 maximum. At the moment there are 3 around. It's all about the habitat which favours the native species & disadvantages the ferals. Mind you, some of the grassland native species have declined in numbers around our property almost certainly due to the return of woodland. E.g, bushlark, brown songlark, Richards' pipit & black-shouldered kite.