Starling Spectaculars 2018

Published: Oct. 29, 2018, 11:43 a.m.

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Every autumn starling numbers in the UK are bolstered by hundreds of thousands of birds migrating here from Northern Europe, Russia and the Ukraine to escape harsh winter weather. As they come in to roost at dusk they gather in huge flocks creating spectacular \\u2018sky art\\u2019 - \\xa0a natural wonder of the season.\\xa0 On this edition of Nature\\u2019s Voice Jane Markham meets the RSPB\\u2019s Annabel Rushton who looks forward to their arrival at the Leighton Moss reserve in Lancashire and to the RSPB\\u2019s Martin Fowlie, a keen naturalist, to find out more about why and how they create these breathtaking murmurations.

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