December 2016 - Rose-coloured Starling - Crawley

This young Rose-coloured Starling has been residing in gardens in Beachy Road in Broadfield, Crawley and paid this bird a visit in early December. Juvenille's are usually a drab affair, but this bird was already moulting and if it hangs around, who knows, we may well see it as a full adult and a completly different looking bird. The locals are feeding the bird well and were very friendly and inquisitive about the birds presence, hopefully it will hang around....

This photo featured in February's 2017 Birdwatching magazine