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26-Jan-06, 19:07
I was driving from Castletown to Wick at sunset when I saw an amazing flock of thousands of birds flying in unison ( Just afterBower,but before the O'Groats turn off). From far away the looked like a cloud under the influence of a demon wind. Close up, to see them fly together, twisting, turning dipping...it was amazing. Then they divided into smaller groups and bunched up so closely it looked like a solid black mass just hanging in the middle of the sky. It would be worth keeping your eye out the next few days to see this: it was a show and I wasn't the only person pulled over to watch it.
I couldn't make out what they were.... they were very agile fliers and bigger than sparrows, but just could make them out.I was thinking maybe starlings?? Does anyone know? ( Sorry, but I'm ignorant of local bird life and behaviour).
I couldn't make out what they were.... they were very agile fliers and bigger than sparrows, but just could make them out.I was thinking maybe starlings?? Does anyone know? ( Sorry, but I'm ignorant of local bird life and behaviour).