This is a starling and sadly we rarely see them in the garden. I think they stay on farmland and there’s a lot of that in the area. They must find enough food without going into gardens.
Last winter we had ground feeders in our garden & gangs of starlings arrived together all squabbling & shouting for food. It quite put the small birds off. This time we only have hanging feeders & we don’t get so many & certainly not in gangs. They are beautiful with the sun on their plumage.
