Jackdaws gather for a dusk roost — SkimNews
Get the Energy newsletter
Daily energy & climate — solar, EVs, oil, the policy fights and tech bets shaping the transition. Free.
- Jackdaws gather above the copse above the quarry at roosting time, their noisy flock swirling and clacking over the trees.
- Jackdaws are described as enjoying blustery weather, with their bobbing, banking, yawing and wheeling compared to dolphins in choppy seas.
- The jackdaw flock is distinguished from a starling murmuration: it is less spectacular and less enigmatic, but remains full of bustling, garrulous life.
- A dead hare lies partly plucked on the peat near the path, while jackdaws and their crow kin are not always playful.
- A barn owl follows a purposeful line through the twilight into hillside undergrowth, offering a sharp contrast to the jackdaws’ exuberant aerial movement.
Why it matters: For Richard Smyth and his children, the jackdaws are not merely a playful aerial show: one dead hare, partly plucked beside the path, introduces the darker side of the jackdaws and their crow kin, while a barn owl pursues a separate hunt nearby.
Ask SkimNews
