This evening James went to the Starling roost at Middleton Moor. Middleton Moor (SK2074) Greylag Goose, Sparrowhawk, 30,000+ Starlings into the roost Middleton-by-Youlegreave (SK1963) Sparrowhawk Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) Goldeneye, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 26 Snipe Carsington Water (SK2451) 2 Great Northern Diver, Brent Goose, 2 Scaup Estimates of the number of birds currently roosting there vary wildly but there are clearly many thousands from James's description. If visiting Derbyshire between November – February a starling murmuration can be witnessed each evening near the Cavendish Mill in Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire. Starling murmuration - Middleton Moor My first visit this year to Middleton Moor. MASSIVE Thank You to the huge response from so many people after Winterwatch last night. Each evening around dusk, thousands of starlings return from their daytime feeding grounds to roost amongst reedbeds located on Middleton Moor. Thousands of starlings create shapes over Middleton Moor in the Peak District. Well, that was a busy night! Starlings need to be able to fly at all times so moulting is a gradual process and you might see brown starlings with odd looking black patches on their bellies. Public information for Sensitive Species is restricted due to potential harmful impact to these birds. There was no pre-roost display flight but their behaviour probably varies with the weather, still a very impressive sight. As groups gather together they perform a spectacular aerial dance, swirling and creating beautiful shapes before returning to roost. Starling numbers were quite low, I estimated 6-8K birds, but what they lacked in number they certainly made up for with the murmuration. They appear to leave the roost in two groups, the video is of the first group. All has now been added to the map with new sites added and a lot updated with new information. They circled the reed bed for at least 15 to 20 minutes before finally dropping in to roost. Birdwatchers gather to watch the murmation of starlings at Middleton Moor, Derbyshire on 20 January 2014. Site location details and google satellite image for Middleton Moor Please click on the map icon below to load Middleton Moor in your preferred map Latitude\Longitude: 53.26585 , -1.70154 Site-specific information is visible only to the observer and eBird reviewer(s) for the region. 06.50 Mary & Mike 1, Raven 2, Tufted Duck 3, Canada 4, Starlings (200+ am) 5, Magpie 6, Sparrowhawk 2juvs being harassed by magpies 7, Kestrel 8, Buzzard am – seen several times during pm 9, Mallard 10, Collared Dove 11, Carrion Crow 12, Woodpigeon Each evening around dusk, thousands of starlings return from their daytime feeding grounds to roost amongst reedbeds located on Middleton Moor. A total of 36 species for the day I thought was pretty good for Middleton Moor! 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