Hello to you all and hope you have had a good Festive Period and your New Year Celebrations go well.

2021 has been an up and down type of year again hasn't it? 
Here at 'Starlings In The UK HQ' is has been no different and I haven't been completely on top of everything where the website and map has been concerned, so apologies for that.
As with a lot of people during the various lockdowns etc, I kind of 'lost my way' and have had to give myself a little 'nudge' up the behind regularly to keep everything flowing.
This is down to a few things including a new job role and also the fact that I do not have a good roost site near me that I can go and chill out near......
Anyways, as always a MASSIVE THANK YOU to those of you that have joined our Facebook group, 'liked' our Facebook Page, Submitted Info for our Murmuration Map..... It really does astound me how the group & website etc has grown!! 
At one point the website went in to the Top 25 of the website 'The Top 1000 Birding Websites!!' MAD!! 

Well, regarding the map, I hope to have a 'Spring Clean' of the locations once the season is over. 
Any locations that we have not had any reports for 3 years will be removed and any data will be stored for future reports. 
We may turn those areas to a different icon, or may remove them completely. What are your thoughts?
The map is fast approaching 1million views..... just BONKERS!!!!!!!

Behind the scenes I am working on a Forum as there are quite a few people that do not do facebook, sometimes I really do not blame them.! 
This forum will be split in to areas and locations and will also incorporate a section for 'the rest of the world' too.
I hope to have the forum running before the end of the current season! 

I am also working on a Subscription Newsletter service too and then from the 2022/23 season I shall put out detailed Newsletters, possibly once a month, if not more.....

Right, well, that is about it for now. 
We hope you have a great New Year and fingers crossed 2022 and beyond is good to you all

Best Wishes

​Glenn and Sarah

HELLO ALL!!! 

Firstly, We hope you had a good Christmas and New Year despite the 'Tier' stages! We made the most of it as most people did.
a HUGE Thank You to those that have sent in Information for the Murmuration Map this season, it has been extremely helpful.
Although a lot of the RSPB reserves are not being included on the Map this winter due to Covid restrictions and the risk of overcrowding, we are hugely grateful for your information and we are storing it in our database so we can keep a record of each location to re-add to the Map once the season is over.
On the Facebook Group we are still on Post Approval for the moment as we will continue with the RSPB wishes and will not be approving posts from a lot of the RSPB sites just incase we contribute to the numbers attending during the tier 3 & 4 restrictions.
Although updates for the Murmuration Map have been slow this winter it is good to see that a lot of new, smaller roosts are being reported. Hopefully being reported after we asked for people to Stay Local and Search Starlings. 
We shall continue to monitor the 'Tier' situation but it is looking very likely that we will continue to NOT update a lot of the RSPB locations this season.
Thank you again for your continued support and here it to a much more relaxed and 'free' 2021/22 season,

Take Care

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

We are gradually going through the information sent to us by the submit info form on the website.
New locations have been added as well as older Starling roost locations being reactivated.

Something new with the map that we are going to gradually do is use the photographs posted on our Facebook groups, split them down in to their various locations and add them to the Gallery section of the website. Once there is a gallery that has photos of starlings added, then we will link that gallery to the location on the map. That way people who are not on Facebook but are visiting the map can see the amazing photos that we get to see in to group.
All photos used will have the original photographer credited.

This will be slowly completed throughout the summer while photo postings have slowed down and the website gallery should be a lot more complete!

Right, best get back to it.

Thanks again

Glenn and Sarah

Hello and Good Morning!

Firstly a HUGE thanks has to go to the BBC Springwatch team for linking our website, twitter and Facebook on their website during Winterwatch 2017.

Since Monday when the programme featured Starling Murmurations at Shell Bay in Dorset we have been inundated with huge amounts of new information about Starlings and their roost sites.

Twitter went crazy and we have a backlog of tweets to go through but thank you to those who contacted us.
We have also received quite a few new locations via the website 'submit information' tab and also via our email address too.
Our Facebook Group has seen an increase of nearly 500 members too which is awesome with new information coming from those members as well. 

We hope to get on top of all this extra activity over the next couple of days and have everything up to date, including the Murmuration map.

Another idea has come to mind that once the Starling season is over, we shall rework the website and map with links from the Map locations. Each location will link to its own section within the website and will (Hopefully) feature photos and may be videos from that actual site and this will hopefully give people more of an idea of the size of the roost.

So, that is our summer sorted then!!

Again, HUGE thank you to you all for your information and input!!

​Glenn and Sarah

We must thank all of you coming forward with new Starling Roost locations. The Murmuration Map is looking great with new sites being added as well as reports that old locations are now active again.

Thanks to all of you on Twitter and our Facebook group for your continued input