21st February 2015 - Brough Airfield Starling Murmuration

An evening walk did not produce many birds of note with the exception of Shelduck on the mudflats and vast numbers of loafing Gulls. The true spectacle was the Starling roost. They began to gather at 4.30 with a small group of maybe 500 birds performing in impressive style.

By 5.15 the group had swelled to close to 5,000 birds at best estimate. They performed incredibly well, flying overhead as a black mist flowing into all sorts of shapes. An incredible display of deft and co-ordinated flying.

I have just noticed that the video has converted pretty badly on here - I will try to reload this tomorrow.