As a bird watcher, I'd say the beak seems to be too long for a cuckoo, also feather colour and spotting suggests your earlier thought of a starling may be more accurate.
Hm. I’d like to get closer. Maybe I will get the dslr out.
I’ve just been researching cuckoos anyway and it’s an interesting read. The raising of them would sort of make sense as to why this bird is completely alone.
You’re right about the beak length though, also cuckoos look to have quite long tails.
“Cuckoos are masters of deception. When it comes to raising their young, these birds don’t need to build a nest, protect their eggs or feed their offspring. Instead, female cuckoos pass these roles onto unsuspecting victims.
Cuckoos are brood parasites, meaning they don’t raise their own young. They lay their eggs in the nests of other bird species, according to the Max Planck Society in Germany, tricking other birds into thinking the cuckoo eggs are theirs.”
Bird update. There’s actually two of them. One is darker in colour, the other fluffier and lighter on colour. They seem to be on the ground all the time and I never see a Mumma bird nearby.
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Really looks like a starling. Maybe something happened and they've been abandoned?
Agreed, I think they are starlings. Red kites have been circling them all morning, wouldn’t be surprised if one of those or a cat got the Mother.
Would be a real shame. You wanting to help them out? Or survival of the fittest?
They’re digging away at worms quite happily. I’ve chucked some seedless grapes out. If/when I see the cat, I shew it away. As they’re mobile and can fly, I can’t offer much more assistance. Nature will take its course.
Fingers crossed for them then!
Hopefully they end up looking like this.
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nice job babe
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They looked scared. Lol
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Is that a normal price there? Or only since the downturn?
I was shopping at a family-run farm shop, so prices are higher as it’s all local/homemade/homegrown produce.
Below is an example price of a gingerbread biscuit from a store…
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Oh. Ok. That makes more sense. Always good to support the locals and small businesses.
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Few from my hike today, good be back out 
Fucking sweet. Where is that?Few from my hike today, good be back out
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North wales, a place called Dinorwic quarry
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So amazing.Few from my hike today, good be back out
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