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 ...

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 ...

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 ...