At dusk, starlings gather in large numbers to perform stunning aerial displays, diving and swooping in coordinated movements across the sky.

Why are we seeing more starling murmurations?

The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust estimate a flock of 250,000 performed murmurations above Ripon City Wetlands.

Spectacular starling murmuration caught on camera 

As we slowly head into spring more starling murmurations have been captured on camera

In a bid to outwit predators starlings swoop and dive in flocks before settling for the night, but their numbers have declined in recent years.

The footage was captured by a keen bird watcher

The #StarlingsRoost is now in place along the Palace Pier, which includes a camera to observe the birds underneath the boardwalk.

Engineers were at a loss as to why residents in the village of Airth were experiencing frequent blackouts in the evenings.

The starling murmurations have returned. Tens of thousands of birds take to the skies every sunset.

The starling murmurations have returned to Gretna. Tens of thousands of birds take to the skies every sunset.

It's the time of year when you might spot a spectacular aerial display by one of our declining bird species.
