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Bare, greyish-white face, thinner beak and peaked head make it distinguishable from the carrion crow. Rooks are very sociable birds, and you’re not likely to see one on its own. Rooks feed and roost in flocks in winter, often together with jackdaws.
Where does it live?
Breeding
Rooks prefer lowland farmland - open fields, especially grassland, and plenty
of tall trees close by where they build their nests together in a rookery.
Wintering
Similar to breeding habitats
Where to see it
Rooks are most usually seen in flocks in open fields, or feeding in small
groups along a roadside. They will come into town parks and villages but largely
keep clear of the middle of big towns and cities. They are absent from the
far north west of Scotland.
What does it eat?
Worms, grain and insects
What does it sound like?
A cawing 'kaah' call; song of squeaks and croaks
When to see it
All year round.
Species Looking Alike
Carrion crow, Jackdaw
