Starlings going to roost in Crewe

Starts slowly, then builds to a dramatic climax. A flock of starlings gather to roost in a line of trees near Crewe railway station, Cheshire UK. The flock becomes denser and swirls like a swarm of bees before it abruptly dives into the trees.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• starlings
• bird
• roost
• swarm
• flock
• crewe

[Soarawayuk]

Re Trefechan's comment:

I was a bit naive standing where I did, it sounded like rain falling around me but the sky above was clear... Afterwards I had to wash the car, my clothes (even went up my sleeves and down my neck) and then myself. Must be working wonders for business at the local car-washes.

[paul196824]

again its a murmuration of starlings when they fly like this not flock and its a roost when they land and settle

[gibbothegreat]

@thepowerfulnews: total codswollop, and actually dangerous codswallop at that. They eat insects, not crops, and they don't kill other birds. Just to show there's nothing new in human stupidity, in the 50s China had the same thought you did: everywhere you look there are sparrows on the crops, let's kill them! So they did, and then suffered a famine which took the lives of around 30 million as the insect pests, which the birds had been keeping in check, had a free run at all the crops.

[thepowerfulnews]

I wish everyone would know that European Starlings are a pest in the usa, they cause $800 million in damage to farmers crops each year and kill other native species.

[jerrygreg2]

Are they catching a train in the morning?

[waymol]

A shame it's such very low resolution, the starlings have found a new roost behind the Crewe Municipal Buildings in the Town Square!!!! Now that's Karma

[jonsworld74]

shit house council cutt em down!! stop em being there!

where r they now?

theres alot in middlewich where i live wondering if theyv moved house

[CHESTERNATIONALIST]

trees have gone and so have the starlings.....

[Irratzo]

I would imagine that if you happened to witness this live you wouldn't understand the fuss about special effects in the movies anymore, except that it's more clean. Thank you for uploading!

Swarm intelligence is truly one of the world's wonders, just for the sake of visual beauty.

[kellybomb6913]

its horrible walkin past at night its all you can hear and confuzzling when your pished lol