Franz wrote "........I still have my doubts. I have never heard of
Magpies flocking.. Are you sure they are not Jackdaws? .."

It depends on what you call a flock,
I have had flocks of up to 14 magpies here, always in the autumn , and I
presume that it is a "Family" group, from one or 2 nests, possibly 1st and
second brood.



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David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk