Site of Gretna Starling roost: Take the B7076 in a NW direction from the Old Smithy Shop out of Grena Green and stop in the lay by on left (approximately at "Hill" on map above). The Starlings appeared to roost just south of the A74 (M). Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.
Mrs B. dodges a "direct hit" in the shelter of the car. Worth wearing a hat, waterproof jacket and booking a car wash for the following day!
The Gretna Starling roost is probably one of the most spectacular sights in UK birding for me. Thousands of Starlings gather in the sky above the A74 just NW of Gretna and whirl around over the farmland before dropping down on the other side of the motorway. The flock numbering hundreds of thousands (at least - some have estimated it in millions) makes an impressive noise overhead.
5 comments:
WOW!!
WOW!!
Hi Gav,
Yeah, gets more spectacular each year. Well worth the trip.
Colin
The starlings at Gretna have moved their roost . Can any one tell me the nearest road to their new roost. I could see them but could not get close enough.
Kate Crosbie
Hi Kate,
I can't help you I'm afraid. I heard they had moved and saw lots at the A75 / M6 junction at Gretna. Why not try the Dumfries & Gallway Facebook page?
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