Starling Murmuration Photos

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View photos of Somerset Starling Murmurations

The sight of hundreds of thousands of starlings flocking together to form swirling balls of dots in our sky, known as Starling Murmurations, has to be one of the best sights in British wildlife.

During the winter months on the Somerset Levels, the starlings are drawn together to perform a magnificent bird display at both sunset and sunrise.

The best places to see this visual feast is at Somerset Wildlife Trust's Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve, Natural England's Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve and RSPB Ham Wall Reserve, all on the Somerset Levels, close to Glastonbury, Street and Wedmore.

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The haunting beauty of starlings flocking together near Glastonbury Tor Starlings swarm over a house on the Somerset Levels Family watches a magnificent starling murmuration take shape Starlings gathering over the Somerset Levels close to Glastonbury Tor A Starling murmuration swoops down over the Somerset Levels Starlings begin their descent to roost in the trees Starlings performing their display over the Somerset Levels Thousands of starlings roosting in a tree

All photos taken by photographer Lynne Newton on behalf of Visit Somerset. Photos only for use on Visit Somerset website.