Captured a few minutes ago a baby starling being fed by, first one parent then both. The baby looks almost like a female blackbird as it doesn’t yet have any starling type polka dots or a shiny blue/green sheen to it’s feathers. If you hear a bird call that sounds exactly like R2D2, you can bet that’s a starling! The RSPB lists starlings as being on their red endangered list, and they are one of the species of common British birds going missing from central London. Happily, right here in King’s Cross we have them nesting. Here they are feeding on dried mealworms placed in a homemade feeder designed to keep out pidgeons. I put out the mealworms morning and evening for both the starlings and blackbirds.

Visit BBC Springwatch and BBC Breathing Places for more information about what you can do to support bio-diversity on your doorstep. LB Islington and The Ecology Centre are a must for the big Islington Springwatch. And, take a leaf out of the guerilla gardening book – you might just want to start a project yourself this year. Don’t forget to call into Culpeper Gardens for a real hit of nature in the city – take a book, lie back, relax and soak up the peace.

Don’t forget to send us any photos you take of wildlife in King’s Cross this Spring and we’ll publish them on this site. Happy wildlife watching!