Aberystwyth, Wales, UK. 15th January, 2016. A huge flock of starlings perform spectacular displays in the air above Aberystwyth as the sun sets over Cardigan Bay in west Wales Each evening between October and March tens of thousands of the birds fly in huge ‘murmurations; in the sky above the town before settling to roost for the night on the cast iron legs of the Victorian seaside pier. Although plentiful in Aberystwyth, the starling is on the RSPB’s ‘red list’ of endangered species in the UK is / Credit: keith morris/Alamy Live News


Aberystwyth Wales UK, Friday 15 January 2016 A huge flock of starlings perform spectacular displays in the air above Aberystwyth as the sun sets over Cardigan Bay in west Wales Each evening between October and March tens of thousands of the birds fly in huge ‘murmurations; in the sky above the town before settling to roost for the night on the cast iron legs of the Victorian seaside pier. Aberystwyth is one of only a handful of urban starling roosts in the UK. Although plentiful in Aberystwyth, the starling is on the RSPB’s ‘red list’ of endangered species in the UK photo Keith Morris / Alamy Live news


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