Nikki's garden in the New Forest also has a bunch for birds that come to their feeders, and I was surrounded by the common starlings, both juveniles ,and the adults that have that lovely purple sheen to their feathers when you look up close - like in these photos.
We have other starlings in Hong Kong, but not these.....
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