What is a murmuration - and why do starlings do it?
What is a murmuration and why do starlings do it? 18-year-old bird enthusiast Georgia Locock explains why starlings perform their amazing, "hypnotic" flight patterns.
Georgia told 5 live Breakfast that during the months of October and November, bird numbers in a murmuration of starlings can grow to βhundreds of thousands or even millionsβ, flocking together to provide βsafety in numbersβ from predators such as peregrine falcons.
β[Thereβs] massive movements of starlings taking place at this time of year, itβs just such a spectacular sight,β Georgia said.
This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Saturday 11 November 2017.
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