Wednesday 24 April 2013

Birder's Bonus 127

In spite of the Loughor cold, Starling (Sternus vulgaris) egg shells littered the ground.

2 comments:

Derek & Chris Thomas said...

I think you may find that this is the shell of a starling egg.

Paul Brain said...

Thanks for that- it would fit with the current noise from under the eaves in my house!

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