In 1931, the ornithologist Edmund Selous argued that a starling murmuration, which he described as “a madness in the sky,” could only arise through telepathy. The birds “must think ...

Starlings flock together in thousands. Their shifting movements are called "murmurations." How can they fly so close without bumping into each other? It's a mysterious miracle! The mystery has ...

“They’re both shot at relatively high speeds and they’re both shot with equipment that can handle ... do not know exactly why starlings form murmurations, though they are thought to offer ...

An curved arrow pointing right. These amazing flocks of starlings were filmed in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The "murmuration" of starlings, as this phenomenon is known, is used as a survival tactic ...

A swarm of starlings have been filmed swirling just above the ground in a murmuration-like display. The phenomena was recorded near Ashcott on the Somerset Levels last week and has been viewed by ...

At sunset, huge groups of starlings take to the sky, swooping and swirling into spheres, planes and waves. The phenomenon is called a murmuration, and it's named after the noise that is made by the ...

All through the winter there is a chance of seeing a starling murmuration at several locations around the country. But, by the end of March our visiting performers have all departed back to Russia ...

A "breathtaking" attack by what was believed to be a peregrine falcon on a murmuration of thousands of starlings has been captured on video. Alex Cunningham managed to film the "incredible ...

Murmurations like this happen at dusk and early evening in the autumn and winter months in the UK. Studies suggest the birds congregate to deter possible predators, which are confused by the ...

Brian Burke from Birdwatch Ireland tells The Ray D'Arcy Show about The Irish Starling Murmuration Survey. Listen back above. From the end of February through to mid-March, starling murmurations ...