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what about newport wetlands we had a fantastic display tonight

Last weekend we travelled all the way to Somerset from Essex to watch the Starlings do their thing at Ham Wall RSPB reserve. However the little beggers just flew in overhead in various sized groups and went straight down into the reeds.
Typical - A 500 mile round trip for not even a single "Swirl".

I usually see loads of them in the skies around Lockerbie at this time of year, but not a cheep this year. What has happened to the local birds?

We had a colossal display, visible AND audible (there were that many) from over half a mile away one year (2006 iirc) and yet had never had one before and haven't since.

Not heard about the ones at Lockerbie, Skeerbs, Was there only Weds .

The Gretna numbers are well into 6 figures now (I believe), but last couple of days have been moving around a little. I been updating the information on the messageboard with the thread: "starlings roosting"

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and with the starlings, the raptors follow!

Have a look at some pictures of the starling flocks on our Leighton Moss Flickr page

and here's a video taken in the last week

More info about visiting see: www.rspb.org.uk/leightonmoss

i love to watch the starlings in crewe and nantwich where i live but is really upset about complains from other local people. they complain about the mess they make and the smell they cause. the council are even holding meetings to discuss how to discourage them. i ersonally think this is terrible as these are decreasing in number. why cant everyone see their beauty

Above it says Malltreath Marsh "near Anglesey " . It is, in fact , on Anglesey but you are more likely to see the birds heading over Malltreath Estuary and on to RSPB Conwy

We were at Gretna last Saturday(12th) and Sunday, Saturday was simply stunning with I'm sure 10s of thousands, and a Peregrine. Sunday was a much cooler and slightly windier evening and the numbers were less but still an absolute treat, sadly tho' we filled the car at the Service Station with Petrol instead of Diesel, - nozzles had been swapped, take care!!)

In our town centre in weymouth we had! Starling roosting in an Ive bush that had grown on a wall by a door way. The Ive has been there the last 15 years , we would rush up to see the starling all come back, But last week the Ive bush was all choped down. Very sad, we will miss not seeing them.

In our town center in weymouth, we had some starling that roosted every night,in a big Ive bush that had been growing on a wall, in between the back two shops for the last 15 years, we would rush up to see the starlings, come back to roost, sadly two week ago the Ive was all chooped down!! We will miss them. I hope they will be OK! and find a new home.

The starlings do nothing but fight with each other to eat the fatballs in our garden.

@55joan

That is so sad, why do people do that?

Anyone know the best places in surrey for murmurations?

walking across wandsworth bridge last night around 3;45pm large murmuration of starlings swirling and swooping over and under the bridge...wonderful sight right above our heads. Whilst not as spectacular a display as some on your web pages, this is in the centre of our city London with the starlings roosting under the bridge and the shrill of this bird choir was great. A wondrous sight to behold indeed.

Anyone know of a good spot in or around Northampton?

Between the HMS Warrior and the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth at dusk every evening can be seen a murmuration of starlings - a lovely sight to see is the stragglers skimming across the water to join up. They roost beneath Portsmouth Harbour rail station.
Jennifer and Jerry Rawlings

I Drive the Train @ Hengistbury Head, we quite often have Starlings doing their Murmeration over the Head & Christchurch Harbour, what a wonderfull sight we have while are comming home on the train :-) we also watch their antics outside our office, they are such little charactors, ague over everything & anything :-)

Does anyone know of good spots for starling murmurations in the Birmingham, Coventry or Warwickshire area. I cannot find much on t'interweb about this and just cannot believe there may be none, or few, in our area. Please help as I cannot afford a trip to Aberystwyth this year

Anyone know of a likely spot for Starlings within easy reach of London? A few years ago I saw a nice murmuration in the Lea Valley country park, near the Bittern Hide. Has anyone seen this recently?

I remember as a child seeing the birds in the feild by us. Now only a handfull of around 100 birds are here such a shame

Amazingly I saw the start of a murmuration in the centre of Lincoln a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately I was sitting in a queue of traffic at the time so couldn't wait to see how many more starlings arrived or where they finally roosted. I need to go back to check up and report further. I was on Pelham Bridge at the time looking East over the railway line so if anyone else has seen them maybe they can post a message.

I've just read bstonier's message re starlings in Crewe and Nantwich - where do you need to go to see them? I've seen them at Leighton Moss but didn't realise there was somewhere a lot closer to home! Perhaps birdwatchers could go and enjoy the spectacle and then write to the Council to say how much they enjoyed it, maybe shop in the area at the same time so we're helping the local economy. Is it being discussed in theTown Council or the County Council?

The starlings coming in to roost by Rough Tor, near Davidstow, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, are a sight to behold and we love to see them each winter. A cloud will often appear on the horizon, they flow in from several directions, often swooping low, the sound of their wings clear, then they roost in the woods. They pour in for around 15 minutes, a solid stream much of the time, varying their route with the prevailing weather conditions I assume. Sometimes they take flight after settling and do a spot of murmurating, but it is mainly the sheer volume and magnificence of their regular arrival that is transfixing, often, as today, accompanied by a dramatic sunset. There are reports that there are around 2,000,000 at times. During the day they disperse to their local feeding areas, for example we have a small flock in our hamlet each day. We went to watch them leave at dawn a few years ago, also a magnificent sight, albeit cold! I would love to know more about these birds - does our little local flock comprise the same birds each day, or even each year, plus offspring? - how far do some of them fly each day to roost? I understand they are migrants from the cold winters in Russia. They make winter so much more tolerable!

Last week saw 40000+ starlings at RSPB Strupshaw Fen in Norfolk and a few days later at Hen Reedbed near Southwold Suffolk where there was at least 20000+ starlings.

Can anyone suggest a good murmeration viewing spot on the Severn, maybe in the Lydney/Blakeney area? We are going there at the weekend. Many thanks for any help.

Close to Bolton a good location for finding a murmeration is along the top end of Plodder Lane between its junction with Highfield Road (SD 709059) and just short of its junction with St Helens Road (SD691060) They frequently roost in the line of large conifers that are right next to the northern side of Plodder Lane at the Edge Fold Industrial Estate (SD701060 ) If they do not use these conifers there is a wonderful clear view south towards the South Lancashire plain that makes flocks easy to locate.

There are often Starlings hanging around the University in Lincoln and along Tritton Road :)

Wow...Bournemouth has a mumeration. 16.37 tonight just over Cotswolds car park on Castle Lane East. A smallish one - our video not that good but will do another soon and post it here. Worth watching as a fantastic air display.
See you there! Make sure you park up before say around 16.20 and wait - I can see how it can distract car drivers and this is a busy area with lots of children coming home from school.

There is a small group of starlings roosting in Cheltenham in the conifers by the railway line on Swindon Road near the railway bridge, close to the Council tip. There are only about 200 birds at the moment but still worth watching. There is also a much larger roost in the centre of Gloucester in the GL1 5HP area (for those with Sat Navs).

For the last couple of years we have enjoyed a starling mumeration above and beside Chichester Railway station. Let's hope that it continues in 2012, it really is fantastic to watch and enjoy. One can actually hear the wings of the birds.

Further to my previous comment, there are now about 1,000 starlings in Cheltenham. Every time a train goes by underneath them they make shapes - why is that??

I visited the starling roost near Davidstow this January. It is a spectacular sight just by the Rough Tor car park. My shaky film doesn't do it justice.

In the last month we have had starlings decided to roost in our south Lakes village of Holme. We are getting fantastic mumerations, but they are in the middle of the village and in some ways their presence is not welcome - how much bird ferliser can a garden take. The car wash is keeping busy. Any ideas why they have arrived or how long they will stay? Can be seen on this very bad video