A Quick update regarding our Facebook Group & the Murmuration Map. 

Sarah and I sat down after the Lockdown Announcement last night and have come up with a couple of decisions regarding Murmurations and Roost sites.
Firstly the Facebook Group is going to stay on Post Approval for the remainder of the season. With Lockdown until at least mid February we feel this is the best option.
Also to not encourage people to travel we shall no longer be allowing any more posts from this season. Please keep footage and photos until the season is over and lockdown restrictions have been relaxed. 
We are therefore asking people to only submit photos etc from previous years as a Lockdown Look Back.
Within this we will not be allowing and RSPB reserves though to keep those out of the limelight this season. 

THE MURMURATION MAP.... 
From this point forward we will not update the locations with any updated information. This is to try to reduce the risk of people looking at recent information and travelling outside of their local area against the Lockdown rules.
We understand that the majority of people will understand why we are doing this and also that it is the minority that would flout rules to travel distances to see Starlings etc, so if we can help that in any way, we hope by taking these steps, it will stop them.
This has been a difficult decision to make as we enjoy seeing all the information come in and all the footage that gets posted. We are though asking for you to continue sending your information to us so we can keep it in our database to add to the location information once the season is over.

Again, we hope that you understand our reasoning behind this

Please Stay Safe,

All the best for now

​Glenn & Sarah.

  Hello All and what a year it had been so far.....!!

With the Starling Season upon us and with the current situation regarding social distancing and certain places around the country having various local lockdown measures we are changing this winters Murmuration Map .
We have seen that a couple of the Nature Reserves that feature on the Map have asked people not to travel distances to see the Starlings to help reduce numbers within the reserves. We have been requested to not activate some of these reserves and have taken to decision to temporarily remove these sites from the map.
If you are local to these reserves then please continue to add information to the Submit Info form and we will add that to our database when they are added back. 
We know that a lot of people will avoid these reserves with crowded narrow paths etc but there are a few great displays with huge open viewing areas like Brighton, Aberystwyth and Blackpool North Piers where not only do you get a great amount of Starlings coming to roost but there is a large viewing area for people to be able to spread out and social distance correctly. 
This brings us to an idea for this winter.... LOCAL STARLING SEARCH!! 
We think that this winter would give you the opportunity to search out the Roosts local to you.. 
If you do not know of any close to you then you could ask on your local Facebook Groups/Pages to see if they know of any locally, then you can let us know too.
We shall continue to monitor the situation as we go into the winter and see how the Map is working and what locations will need to be kept dormant for the time being. 
Please keep safe and take precautions... if there seem to be too many people consider moving on and coming back again at another time.
Thank you for now

​Glenn & Sarah

HUGE Thank you to those that have sent in information over the last week or so, 
​A few locations updated plus some new ones added too. 
Ayrshire, Adrossan Harbour.
Barking, Jenkins Recycling Centre
Bedfordshire, Clipstone Brook
Berwickshire, Houndwood
Cambridgeshire, Hardwick
Cambridgeshire, RSPB Fowlmere
Cheshire, Brereton Heath
Cheshire, Neumann's Flashes
Cheshire, RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands
Cheshire, Rostherne Mere
Cheshire, Rudheath
Conwy, RSPB Conwy
Cornwall, Poldhu Cove, Mullion
Cornwall, Rough Tor
Cornwall RSPB Marazion
County Durham, Daddry Shield.
County Durham, Spennymoor
County Kerry, Nine Daughters Hole, Nuns Beach.
Cumbria, Great Clifton. River Derwent
Cumbria, Jubilee Bridge.
Cumbria, North Walney.
Cumbria, Siddick Ponds
Cumbria, Silloth Airfield
Cumbria, Watchtree Nature Reserve.
Derbyshire, Derwent St
Derbyshire, Cavendish Mill, Stoney Middleton
Derbyshire, Ogston Reservoir.
Devon, Burgh Island
Devon, Exe Estuary.
Devon, Heathfield Newton Abbot
Devon Okehampton Camp
Devon, Slapton Ley.
Devon, Southerton, Newton Poppleford
Dorset, Burton Mere.
Dorset; nr Wareham
Dorset, West Bexington NR
Dumfries and Galloway, RSPB Mersehead
Durham Low Barns NR
Durham, Stockton on Tees, Port Clarence
East Riding of Yorkshire, Brough Aerodrome.
East Sussex, Brighton Pier.
East Sussex, Eastbourne Pier
East Sussex, Hastings Pier
Essex, West Mersea
Essex Wildlife Trust Gunners Park
Gloucester, Cotswold Water Park
Hampshire, Beaulieu River
Hampshire, Blashford Lakes NR
Hampshire, Freegrounds Road Area.
Hampshire, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth.
Hampshire, Ibsley
Hampshire, Market St Eastley.
Hampshire, Redbridge Causeway
Herefordshire, Hereford
Herefordshire, Wellington Hravel Pits
Hertfordshire, Tring Reservoir NR
Ireland, Co.Tipperary, Ballynonty
Ireland, Lake Shore Drive
Ireland, Lough Ennell
Ireland, Nobber, Co.Meath
Ireland; Tullaghnafrankagh Lough
Isle Of Lewis, Portvoller
Isle Of White, St Lawrence
Kent, Isle of Sheppey
Kent, Newchurch
Kent, Ramsgate Seafront.
Lancashire, Brockholes NR
Lancashire, Glasson Dock
Lancashire, Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve.
Lancashire, North Pier, Blackpool.
Lancashire, RAPB Leighton Moss
Lincolnshire, Anderby Creek.
Lincolnshire, Far Ings NNR
Lincolnshire, Gibraltar Point NNR
Lincolnshire, Scotter Rd, Messingham
Lincolnshire, Spalding
Lincolnshire, Whisby Nature Reserve
Lincolnshire, Wilsford
Midlothian, Gorebridge
Norfolk, Burnham Overy Staithe
Norfolk, RSPB Titchwell.
Northamptonshire, Stanford Reservoir
Northamptonshire, Summer Leys NR
Northern Ireland Albert Bridge Belfast
Northumberland, Big Waters
Northumberland, Lambley Mine Water Treatment Station
North Yorkshire, Catterick
North Yorkshire, Ings View
North Yorkshire, North Duffield
Nottinghamshire, Attenborough Nature Reserve.
Nottinghamshire, Idle NR
Nottinghamshire, Netherfield Lagoons
Perth & Kinross, Butterstone Loch
Roxburghshire, Sprouston
Rutland, Uppingham
Scottish Borders, Acredale Road.
Selkirk, Pot Loch
Shropshire, nr Noneley
Shropshire, Whixhall, Whitchurch.
Somerset, Dowlais Lane, Seawall Reserve.
Somerset, Ham Wall Nature Reserve.
Somerset. WWT Steart Marshes
South Uist, Ardkenneth
South Yorkshire, Auckley
South Yorkshire, Potteric Carr Nature Reserve.
South Yorkshire, RSPB Dearne Valley - Old Moor
Staffordshire, Aqualate Mere
Staffordshire, Eccleshall
Staffordshire, Hungers Heath Farm
Staffordshire, Penkridge
Suffolk, Aldeburgh, Martello Tower.
Suffolk, Covehithe Beach
Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Lakeford Lakes
Surrey, Frensham Little Pond
Teesside, Coatham Marsh LNR.
Tyne & Wear, Amazon Warehouse
Tyne & Wear, Birtley Reed Beds
Tyne & Wear, Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.
Wales, Aberystwyth Royal Pier.
Wales, Anglesea, RSPB Cors Ddyga.
Wales, Cardiff Bay Wetlands.
Wales, Carmarthenshire, Llangeler
Wales, Llyn Llywenan
Wales, Peterson-super-Ely
Wales, Powys, Llandegley Rhos Common
Wales, Powys, Llanrhaeardr-ym-Mochnant
Wales, Ystumllyn Reed Beds, Criccieth
Warwickshire, Brandon Marsh
Warwickshire, Draycote Water
Warwickshire, RSPB Middleton Lakes
West Midlands, RSPB Sandwell Valley
West Midlands, Weoley Castle
West Sussex Haywards Heath
West Sussex Hedgecourt Lake
West Sussex, Nutbourne Railway Stn
West Sussex Worthing Pier
Worcestershire, Kemerton Nature Reserve
Yorkshire, RSPB Fairburn Ings

Hello All, 
Hope you all had a great Christmas and that you are now relaxing.
Quite a few of you are off for a week or two and we have had some good Map Update information. 
The map has now been updated and below is a list of the ones on our Murmuration Map that still show as active.#
If you know that any are no longer active, please let us know.

​Ayrshire, Adrossan Harbour.
Barking, Jenkins Recycling Centre
Berwickshire, Houndwood
Cambridgeshire, RSPB Fowlmere
Cheshire, Neumann's Flashes
Cheshire, RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands
Cheshire, Rostherne Mere
Conwy, RSPB Conwy
Cornwall, Poldhu Cove, Mullion
Cornwall, Rough Tor
Cornwall RSPB Marazion
County Durham, Daddry Shield.
County Kerry, Nine Daughters Hole, Nuns Beach.
Cumbria, Jubilee Bridge.
Cumbria, North Walney.
Cumbria, Siddick Ponds
Cumbria, Silloth Airfield
Cumbria, Watchtree Nature Reserve.
Derbyshire, Cavendish Mill, Stoney Middleton
Derbyshire, Ogston Reservoir.
Devon, Exe Estuary.
Devon, Heathfield Newton Abbot
Devon, Slapton Ley.
Devon, Southerton, Newton Poppleford
Dorset, Burton Mere.
Dorset; nr Wareham
Dorset, West Bexington NR
Dumfries and Galloway, RSPB Mersehead
East Riding of Yorkshire, Brough Aerodrome.
East Sussex, Brighton Pier.
East Sussex, Hastings Pier
Essex, West Mersea
Essex Wildlife Trust Gunners Park
Gloucester, Cotswold Water Park
Hampshire, Beaulieu River
Hampshire, Blashford Lakes NR
Hampshire, Freegrounds Road Area.
Hampshire, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth.
Hampshire, Ibsley
Hampshire, Market St Eastley.
Hampshire, Redbridge Causeway
Herefordshire, Hereford
Ireland, Co.Tipperary, Ballynonty
Ireland, Lake Shore Drive
Ireland; Tullaghnafrankagh Lough
Isle Of White, St Lawrence
Kent, Newchurch
Kent, Ramsgate Seafront.
Kent, Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve.
Lancashire, Brockholes NR
Lancashire, Glasson Dock
Lancashire, Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve.
Lancashire, North Pier, Blackpool.
Lancashire, RAPB Leighton Moss
Lincolnshire, Anderby Creek.
Lincolnshire, Far Ings NNR
Lincolnshire, Fiskerton Fen NR
Lincolnshire, Gibraltar Point NNR
Lincolnshire, Scotter Rd, Messingham
Lincolnshire, Spalding
Lincolnshire, Whisby Nature Reserve
Norfolk, Burnham Overy Staithe
Norfolk, RSPB Titchwell.
Northamptonshire, Stanford Reservoir
Northamptonshire, Summer Leys NR
Northern Ireland Albert Bridge Belfast
Northumberland, Lambley Mine Water Treatment Station
North Yorkshire, Catterick
North Yorkshire, Ripon Wetlands
Nottinghamshire, Attenborough Nature Reserve.
Oxfordshire, RSPB Otmoor
Perth & Kinross, Butterstone Loch
Selkirk, Pot Loch
Shropshire, Whixhall, Whitchurch.
Somerset, Dowlais Lane, Seawall Reserve.
Somerset, Ham Wall Nature Reserve.
Somerset. WWT Steart Marshes
South Uist, Ardkenneth
South Yorkshire, Potteric Carr Nature Reserve.
South Yorkshire, RSPB Dearne Valley - Old Moor
Staffordshire, Aqualate Mere
Suffolk, Aldeburgh, Martello Tower.
Suffolk, Covehithe Beach
Suffolk, RSPB Minsmere
Teesside, Coatham Marsh LNR.
Tyne & Wear, Amazon Warehouse
Tyne & Wear, Birtley Reed Beds
Tyne & Wear, Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.
Wales, Aberystwyth Royal Pier.
Wales, Anglesea, RSPB Cors Ddyga.
Wales, Cardiff Bay Wetlands.
Wales, Carmarthenshire, Llangeler
Wales, Powys, Llandegley Rhos Common
Wales, Powys, Llanrhaeardr-ym-Mochnant
Wales, RSPB Newport Wetlands
Wales, Ystumllyn Reed Beds, Criccieth
Warwickshire, Brandon Marsh
Warwickshire, RSPB Middleton Lakes
West Midlands, Weoley Castle
West Sussex Haywards Heath
West Sussex Hedgecourt Lake
West Sussex, Nutbourne Railway Stn
West Sussex Worthing Pier
Yorkshire, RSPB Fairburn Ings

WOW!! Since we started the #murmurationmap in November 2014 it has clocked up over 600000 views! That is WAY more than Sarah and I ever anticipated when we started it. THANK YOU ALL.

Also, thank you to those of you that continue to send in details regarding Starling Roost locations, be it updates, new locations or those that are no longer being used by the birds.

Here is the list we have of Active sites. If you know any different or of some need to be deactivated please let us know. Thank you

Ayrshire, Adrossan Harbour.
Barking, Jenkins Recycling Centre
Berwickshire, Houndwood
Cambridgeshire, RSPB Fowlmere
Cheshire, Neumann's Flashes
Cheshire, RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands
Cheshire, Rostherne Mere
Conwy, RSPB Conwy
Cornwall, Poldhu Cove, Mullion
Cornwall, Rough Tor
Cornwall RSPB Marazion
County Durham, Daddry Shield.
County Kerry, Nine Daughters Hole, Nuns Beach.
Cumbria, Jubilee Bridge.
Cumbria, North Walney.
Cumbria, Siddick Ponds
Cumbria, Silloth Airfield
Cumbria, Watchtree Nature Reserve.
Derbyshire, Cavendish Mill, Stoney Middleton
Derbyshire, Ogston Reservoir.
Devon, Exe Estuary.
Devon, Slapton Ley.
Devon, Southerton, Newton Poppleford
Dorset, Burton Mere.
Dorset, West Bexington NR
Dumfries and Galloway, RSPB Mersehead
East Riding of Yorkshire, Brough Aerodrome.
East Sussex, Brighton Pier.
East Sussex, Hastings Pier
Hampshire, Blashford Lakes NR
Hampshire, Fishlake Meadows
Hampshire, Freegrounds Road Area.
Hampshire, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth.
Hampshire, Market St Eastley.
Hampshire, Redbridge Causeway
Herefordshire, Hereford
Ireland, Co.Tipperary, Ballynonty
Ireland; Tullaghnafrankagh Lough
Isle Of Wight, Brading Marshes
Isle Of White, St Lawrence
Kent, Ramsgate Seafront.
Kent, Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve.
Lancashire, Brockholes NR
Lancashire, Glasson Dock
Lancashire, Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve.
Lancashire, North Pier, Blackpool.
Lancashire, RAPB Leighton Moss
Lincolnshire, Anderby Creek.
Lincolnshire, Far Ings NNR
Lincolnshire, Fiskerton Fen NR
Lincolnshire, Gibraltar Point NNR
Lincolnshire, Whisby Nature Reserve
Norfolk, Burnham Overy Staithe
Norfolk, RSPB Titchwell.
Northamptonshire, Stanford Reservoir
Northamptonshire, Summer Leys NR
Northumberland, Lambley Mine Water Treatment Station
North Yorkshire, Catterick
North Yorkshire, Ripon Wetlands
Nottinghamshire, Attenborough Nature Reserve.
Nottinghamshire, Netherfield Lagoons.
Oxfordshire, RSPB Otmoor
Perth & Kinross, Butterstone Loch
Selkirk, Pot Loch
Shropshire, Whixhall, Whitchurch.
Somerset, Dowlais Lane, Seawall Reserve.
Somerset, Ham Wall Nature Reserve.
Somerset. WWT Steart Marshes
South Yorkshire, Potteric Carr Nature Reserve.
South Yorkshire, RSPB Dearne Valley - Old Moor
Staffordshire, Aqualate Mere
Suffolk, Aldeburgh, Martello Tower.
Suffolk, Hen Reed Beds.
Suffolk, RSPB Minsmere
Teesside, Coatham Marsh LNR.
Tyne & Wear, Amazon Warehouse
Tyne & Wear, Birtley Reed Beds
Tyne & Wear, Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.
Wales, Aberystwyth Royal Pier.
Wales, Anglesea, RSPB Cors Ddyga.
Wales, Cardiff Bay Wetlands.
Wales, Powys, Llandegley Rhos Common
Wales, RSPB Newport Wetlands
Wales, Ystumllyn Reed Beds, Criccieth
Warwickshire, Brandon Marsh
West Midlands, Weoley Castle
West Sussex Hedgecourt Lake
West Sussex, Nutbourne Railway Stn
West Sussex Worthing Pier

There have been videos and photos posted on our Facebook shows hundreds of thousands of Starlings now gathering and roosting just south of Gretna Green.
Over the last couple of years they seem to have been split but the footage and reports show an impressive sight as the come in to roost.

The marker on the Murmuration Map has been moved slightly south of where they were last year but still on the same road, just north of the Metal Bridge roost site.

http://www.starlingsintheuk.co.uk/roost-map.html 

As always, this isn't the definitive list of Starling Roost locations, only those we have been told about of found on the various Social Media platforms. 
So, October 2019 saw the start of the Murmuration Map again for this season and we have had some of the regular roost locations as well as quite a few new locations for the map too, which is good.
for a couple of the reserves that the Starlings use, these have had their Starlings arrive about a month earlier than previous years with some in greater numbers too. 
All sites should see numbers grow over the next few weeks as more migrating birds come to the UK to join our resident Starlings so the map should turn more and more red by the end of next month. 
Here is the list of locations on the map as of 31st October 2019.......

​Ayrshire, Adrossan Harbour.
Buckinghamshire, Calvert Lake
Cheshire, RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands
Cornwall, Rough Tor
Cornwall RSPB Marazion
County Durham, Daddry Shield.
County Kerry, Nine Daughters Hole, Nuns Beach.
Cumbria, Jubilee Bridge.
Cumbria, North Walney.
Devon, Exe Estuary.
Devon, Slapton Ley.
East Sussex, Brighton Pier.
East Sussex, Hastings Pier.
Hampshire, Freegrounds Road Area.
Hampshire, Market St Eastley.
Ireland, Co.Tipperary, Ballynonty
Ireland; Tullaghnafrankagh Lough
Kent, Ramsgate Seafront.
Kent, Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve.
Lancashire, Glasson Dock
Lancashire, Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve.
Lancashire, North Pier, Blackpool.
Lincolnshire, Gibraltar Point NNR
Norfolk, Burnham Overy Staithe
Norfolk, RSPB Titchwell.
Northamptonshire, Summer Leys NR
Nottinghamshire, Attenborough Nature Reserve.
Nottinghamshire, Netherfield Lagoons.
Shropshire, Whixhall, Whitchurch.
Somerset, Dowlais Lane, Seawall Reserve.
Somerset, Ham Wall Nature Reserve.
South Yorkshire, Potteric Carr Nature Reserve.
Suffolk, Aldeburgh, Martello Tower.
Suffolk, Hen Reed Beds.
Suffolk, RSPB Minsmere
Teesside, Coatham Marsh LNR.
Tyne & Wear, Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.
Wales, Aberystwyth Royal Pier.
Wales, Anglesea, RSPB Cors Ddyga.
Wales, Cardiff Bay Wetlands.
Wales, RSPB Newport Wetlands
West Midlands, Weoley Castle
West Sussex Worthing Pier
Worcestershire, Kemerton Nature Reserve.