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

Well, that was a busy night! MASSIVE Thank You to the huge response from so many people after Winterwatch last night. 
Combined with the piece on Murmurations on the programme and them tweeting including us and a link to the Murmuration Map we have had a lot of new information. All has now been added to the map with new sites added and a lot updated with new information. 
Please let us know if you have any information about Roost Sites especially if it is a new location or one where the Starlings have moved on and it is no longer active. Thank you.

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, Poynton
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, Dolydd Hafren NR
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

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

Here is a list from the
These are all we have that have been reported to us as Active. Some of these locations are quite old now so if you have any information to update, please let us know via the Submit Info form. That way we can keep the map with the correct information to save others travelling to a roost location where the Starlings may have moved on.
Thank you to those of you that have sent in various information. This really helps. 

​Ayrshire, Adrossan Harbour.
Barking, Jenkins Recycling Centre
Bedfordshire, Clipstone Brook
Berwickshire, Houndwood
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
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
Hertfordshire, Tring Reservoir NR
Ireland, Co.Tipperary, Ballynonty
Ireland, Lake Shore Drive
Ireland, Lough Ennell
Ireland, Nobber, Co.Meath
Ireland; Tullaghnafrankagh Lough
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, Fiskerton Fen NR
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, Ripon Wetlands
Nottinghamshire, Attenborough Nature Reserve.
Nottinghamshire, Idle NR
Nottinghamshire, Netherfield Lagoons
Perth & Kinross, Butterstone Loch
Roxburghshire, Sprouston
Rutland, Uppingham
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, Auckley
South Yorkshire, Potteric Carr Nature Reserve.
South Yorkshire, RSPB Dearne Valley - Old Moor
Staffordshire, Aqualate Mere
Staffordshire, Eccleshall
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, Peterson-super-Ely
Wales, Powys, Llandegley Rhos Common
Wales, Powys, Llanrhaeardr-ym-Mochnant
Wales, RSPB Newport Wetlands
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