Friday, 31 January 2014

Starling Murmuration



Three or four years ago, Tom wrote a blog  on Starling Murmuration and posted this video.


A similar phenomena has happened at Westbury, Shropshire, this winter.  Westbury is a small village four or five miles away from where I live.There is, as far as I know, no near nature conservation area to encourage them, but something must have attracted their attention.  The starlings gather on the edge of dusk, thousands of them. The formations they make are beautiful and the bird song is amazing.
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21 comments:

  1. Optimistic Existentialist31 January 2014 at 13:11

    This is absolutely amazing. Mother Nature is breathtaking isn't it??

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  2. Anonymous31 January 2014 at 13:14

    You wonder how they avoid bumping into each other.

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  3. Tom Stephenson31 January 2014 at 14:42

    Yes, I remember - and I miss them over Bath. I haven't seen them for years here. Lovely clip. Shame that modern cameras have auto-focus, though.

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    1. Molly1 February 2014 at 13:39

      I love that video you posted and then to actually see them here was really something.

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  4. Joanne Noragon31 January 2014 at 19:05

    This is so incredible. We have this in the fall; for some reason I always thought they were swallows. Too high to make out anything but the ribbons.

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    1. Molly1 February 2014 at 13:40

      I don't know why they chose our little neighbouring village. the formations are fantastic.

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  5. Cro Magnon31 January 2014 at 22:03

    Back in Brighton this is a daily event over the old, rotting, remains of the West Pier. It never failed to amaze me!

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  6. Susan Heather31 January 2014 at 23:03

    Amazing. Hope your weather improves soon.

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    1. Molly1 February 2014 at 13:43

      Another storm with gales today - an indoors day definitely.

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  7. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe1 February 2014 at 05:46

    Amazing sight, but I wouldn't want to be standing under them, looking up, with my mouth open in awe. Nature happens.

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    1. Molly1 February 2014 at 13:47

      There are a few murmurings from the village folks who have had their cars resprayed from them. One of my friends lashed out and bought a plastic car cover off the internet - fed up with having to wash your car every day.

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  8. Friko1 February 2014 at 12:45

    Do you know if they are roosting there regularly? Is there any point in driving over?

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    1. Molly1 February 2014 at 13:49

      In the late evening, by the vicarage you can hear a lot of twittering going on in the bushes, so I would think there's a good chance.

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  9. Claire1 February 2014 at 13:49

    An amazing sight to see Molly........

    Claire :)

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  10. Molly1 February 2014 at 13:50

    Yes, this is the first time I've ever seen anything like this.

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  11. Jane of Levant2 February 2014 at 03:03

    Must take a drive over and see them - it never ceases to amaze me - the last time we saw something similar was up at Aberystwyth last year - thousands of them roost under the pier and fly in those amazing formations over the sea and swoop under the pier - perhaps the bad weather up at Aber has sent them inland xx

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  12. River2 February 2014 at 21:36

    I don't think we have this phenomenon happening in Australia, I've never seen it except on the internet or TV.

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  13. Kathy8 February 2014 at 08:30

    This is truly extraordinary, Molly. I've heard about it but never seen videos which show it so clearly. Lucky you to have it happening so close to home. :-)

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