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Starling

David Attenborough presents the starling.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.

David Attenborough presents the starling. Throughout autumn parties of starlings have been crossing the North Sea to join our resident birds and as winter's grip tightens they create one of Nature's best spectacles. These huge gatherings, sometimes a million or more strong, are called murmurations and they offer the birds safety in numbers.

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Fri 15 Dec 2023 05:58

Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Webpage image courtesy of RSPB (rspb-images.com).

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  • Mon 30 Dec 2013 05:58
  • Sun 5 Jan 2014 08:58
  • Wed 2 Mar 2016 05:58
  • Wed 1 Mar 2017 05:58
  • Mon 24 Sep 2018 05:58
  • Fri 4 Dec 2020 05:58
  • Fri 15 Dec 2023 05:58

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