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Fly agaric has been spotted in the south of England - keep looking out for them!

Rook. Margaret Bartonrook

Corvus frugilegus

  • One of Britain's largest resident land birds
     
  • Feed in flocks and return to roost all together in long, straggly lines
     
  • Black all over
     
  • Look for the groups of scruffy nests of sticks (rookeries) at the tops of tall trees.
     

Where found

Common in all but the very north of Scotland. Farmland, fields where there are plenty of woods and trees.record
 

When to look for

  • Nesting starts in February-March before the first leaves appear on trees