Jackdaw roost - Baddeley Green

Here are photos of the Jackdaw roost in Baddeley Green (near Heakley Hall Farm). The roost has been gathering there for the last three winters at least - and probably for many years before that. It difficult to count, but there seems to be between 200 and 400 birds. The Jackdaws are joined by Carrion Crows and Woodpigeons, though not in such large numbers. At dusk the Jackdaws arrive in various sized groups, sometimes temporarily settling in trees away from the main roost before they swirl up again, calling as the fly, then eventually joining the final roosting site. The sound of so many birds calling as they form the roost is wonderful!

Jackdaw roost at about 16:45 on 10/12/2014.