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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A starling murmuration above a nature reserve has been captured on camera. The mass swooping of thousands of birds happened above a nature reserve in Somerset. During a murmuration the starlings ...

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 ...

People in Alrewas, Staffordshire, say they've been seeing nightly displays by flocks of starlings over three weeks. Dr Robert Horton filmed the birds as they flew near his house. The 29-year-old ...

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 ...