A spectacular dusk starling flight, gathering and groupings, with silhouetted groups flying flocking, mumurate over Martin Mere nature reserve at sunset. Starlings in group migration, silhouette, swirling flight formation, flocks, swarm, wild birds flying shapes as an estimated 50 thousand starlings gather in the autumn sky. The murmur or chatter mumuration between the huge numbers of birds as they fly, is quite intense and is thought to be communication as huge flocks, the largest seen in the last for 12 years, are attract large numbers of wildlife birdwatchers to Burscough, UK.

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Location: Burscough, UK
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