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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 β€œhundreds of thousands or even millions”, flocking together to provide β€œsafety in numbers” from predators such as peregrine falcons.

β€œ[There’s] massive movements of starlings taking place at this time of year, it’s just such a spectacular sight,” Georgia said.

This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Saturday 11 November 2017.

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