Sturnus vulgaris

Common Starling at East Albury, NSW

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Identification history

	Sturnus vulgaris	4 Dec 2021	natureguy
	Turdus merula	27 Nov 2021	Darcy

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Single blackbird's head just popping out of a nest hollow

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KylieWaldon wrote:

4 Dec 2021

Is it a Blackbird? Or a Starling?

natureguy wrote:

4 Dec 2021

Sorry, this is a Starling, thanks @KylieWaldon for pointing this out.

KylieWaldon wrote:

4 Dec 2021

it was just a guess - bit hard to tell from the pic. I've never seen a blackbird put a nest in a dead tree, though apparently by my guide book they do put nests in trees! At home they have used my ivy geranium, my rose bush, and another low to the ground shrub.

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Location information

Coordinates 146.944514 -36.097819
Altitude 263.9m
Maps Albury
Places East Albury, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
27 Nov 2021 05:56 PM Recorded on
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Darcy Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Intermediate size Other Birds Birds

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True Nesting site

Species information

Sturnus vulgaris Scientific name
Common Starling Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Medium weed or pest
Up to 1029.9m Recorded at altitude
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Sturnus vulgaris

Common Starling at East Albury, NSW

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