starlings

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<p>School of mackerel. Picture: Getty / Johns Hopkins University</p>

outdoors

Richard Collins: What's quieter than a fish swimming? A whole school of fish

Scientists have found that swimming in shoals makes fish surprisingly stealthy underwater, with a group actually able to sound like a single fish

<p>Thames Valley Police: "Officers at our Roads Policing base in Bicester have been left a little confused this week, after finding out one of their resident birds has learnt to mimic the sound of a police siren. From our workshops that test out the two tone tune to officers deploying to jobs, this little fella has been sat patiently observing the noise to recreate it!" The 'culprit' may be a starling or a blackbird.</p>

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Richard Collins: Fowl play or winging it? — bird mimics police siren

<p>A starling murmuration over Lough Ennell, Co. Westmeath. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie</p>

outdoors

Starling murmurations: Thousands of wingbeats in breathtaking synchronised flight

outdoors

Anja Murray: How to deal with climate anxiety during Cop 27 and beyond

news

Starlings 'dropping' in on Meath residents as hundreds flock to see spectacle

news

Birdwatch Ireland unsure of reason for decrease in starling murmurations

Murmurations of starlings certainly are a sight to behold

IN Timoleague, west Cork, where the famous 13th century abbey overlooks the sea, there may be seen, these evenings, one of the most extraordinary displays of coordination and swarm behaviour in nature, a murmuration of starlings, says Damien Enright.

Mon, 27 Nov, 2017