A Murmuration Of Starlings

On our way home from Blakemere and Granma's for tea we saw these massive flocks of birds behind the Co-op near us. We had to park and go and see them closer as the dusk descended. Behind the Co-op is a gravel road with some rather shabby buildings and yards that sell things like fireworks, fence posts and van rentals. It was strangely eerie and quiet - even the massive flocks of birds were silent except for the faint whoosh of feathers against the still evening air.

Earlier at Blakmere's sad empty Xmas fun fair. The antique emporium was sad too, providing very little entertainment or bargains. The same things we saw before and at even higher prices. If they reduced things they might have some room for new stuff!

Starlings

Nice walk at dusk to see the starlings gather on pylons over by the TATA factory. Hoping for a murmuration but they were mostly just sitting on the wires and pylons and chirping away. A passing dog walker said the best place to see them was Neumann's Flashes. Maybe another walk on Friday.