Starling Murmurations -Thrussington

The spectacular sight of thousands of Starlings in a Murmuration is one of natures great sights the birds seeming to move as one creating shapes in the evening sky.

Mother nature chose the village of Thrussington in Leicestershire as a stage one dull, slightly damp evening in February host to this spectacular show, and what a show !. As we approached the village a swirling mass of small birds rose up behind the Star Inn and as we parked up at the village green they moved together above us creating a flowing living mass of tiny birds filing the sky. The shapes they formed flowed into each other each tiny bird swooping and moving like a dancer in the most beautifully choreographed ballet, but this is a dance lead by nature that could never be taught. We make our way out of the village for an overview of the display and are not disappointed with the Church and village providing a stage and set worthy of any found in the west end. Back in the village and as the evenings performance comes to an end the performers take their bow and head to roost funnelling down to the ground almost as if being sucked into some giant unseen vortex.