RSPB Ham Wall at Dawn 28th Nov 2024
RSPB Ham Wall at Dawn
This is a slow 15-minute video showing one morning of starling dawn rise and then the beautiful colours of the sunrise.
RSPB Ham Wall at Dawn, at this time of year is enchanting. Pull into the car park when it is cold and dark, dressed in multiple layers, and take the long dark path towards the viewing areas and the pools of water and reed beds.
Watch and wait and listen in the quiet with hardly a soul around. This watery world is slowly waking up and at this time of year you will gradually hear the rustling and chattering of the starlings in the reed beds. Then they begin to move about until, at the right time, many thousands rise into the air with a great roar and the sky is filled.
Amazing! Every time is different, there is a certain unpredictability to what will happen ,and it depends where you are at that crucial moment. Meanwhile the sun is rising and, sometimes, beautiful colours fill the sky and are reflected in the water.
What a beautiful and magnificent reality we are part of! I can hardly wait to go again!