Lack of Starlings

[big bill]

Anybody else experiancing the lack of Starlings at their feeders this year,myself compared to last year at this time only have 1 maybe 2 visiting compared to about 8-10 last year.

[Fieldfare95]

The starling is a bird that for some reason I never get in the garden, we did have a spell a couple of weeks ago but after they finished the fat they never came back!

[ron1863]

Hi Bill,

I don't get them in the garden regularly but I have noticed that they appear on the lawn after a rainy period, presumably as the insects and worms have been forced to the surface with the water. Certainly there are far fewer than there was several years ago

[aeshna5]

Quite a few youngsters around now.

[Pippa]

No shortage here and lots and lots of young around too. They empty our bird baths in seconds and are an absolute joy to watch.

[ellen h]

Must say we seem to have fewer starlings this year than the last few years.Used to get flocks of 20-30 birds plus a creche of 30+ young.
This year the most I have counted at one time are 11 adults and 12 young
ellen

[LynM]

Just the opposite here, there are dozens of them, young and old, eating me out of house and home!

[nightowl57]

We have quite a few here especially when the fat balls go out (by the way last lot I bought had no green nets on them!) They are also flocking together again, which I haven't noticed lately

[big bill]

Thanks for the replies guys was curious if it was a regional thing which it seems to be looking at some of the answers .
Last year it was never ending trying to keep up with the supply of fat balls this year it seems to be a non starter,so far last 3 days have had a visit from 6 straling wether same bird I dont know last year they were flocking all over the feeding station,this year its the turn of the House Sparrow

[Nickynockynoonoo]

We've had loads this year. Around 20 plus young ones. It seems to have tailed off now and just a few visiting the garden each day. I wonder where they all went?