BBC Autumn Oddie Watch is with us again… so let’s give them a run for their money and show what autumn brings to King’s Cross. This picture of an Amalanchier Canadensis tree – also known as a Service Berry – was taken last year by Jean James. The Amalanchier gives fantastic spring blossom, delicious berries for the wild birds in June/July and this glorious autumn spread of red, gold,and orange foliage. It’s a view from Gatti’s Wharf toward Battlebridge Court on the Battlebridge Basin behind Wharfdale Road.
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Kings Cross Environment 
Crows – up in bingfield park we are getting unusual numbers of carrion crows early in the morning. most mornings about 20 crows graze the grass for i guess leatherjackets etc.
occasionally i broadcast some bird seed which they also like. crows are not normally gregarious feeders (as opposed to rooks which are) preferring to work in pairs. we also get about a dozen starlings which are colourful and noisy. i have seen starlings in a gang attacking the fat balls – they can hang on for just long enough to knock a lump out which the others can graze off the ground. have also had a robin on the suspended bird table – which suffers from lack of cover for small birds
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