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'Once-in-a-lifetime' murmuration for village | 'Once-in-a-lifetime' murmuration for village |
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People living in a village in Leicestershire are being treated to "once-in-a-lifetime" murmurations. | |
The starlings have been roosting in Rearsby and some residents say they have "not seen anything like it" in 40 years. | The starlings have been roosting in Rearsby and some residents say they have "not seen anything like it" in 40 years. |
Along with the stunning murmurations in the evenings, villagers have been contending with cleaning up after their noisy neighbours. | Along with the stunning murmurations in the evenings, villagers have been contending with cleaning up after their noisy neighbours. |
"You go out of a morning and everybody's out there cleaning their cars," Suzanne Mullins said. | "You go out of a morning and everybody's out there cleaning their cars," Suzanne Mullins said. |
"[I have] never, ever seen anything like it and I'm privileged to have witnessed it." | "[I have] never, ever seen anything like it and I'm privileged to have witnessed it." |
Andy Neilson, reserves officer at Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, said it was "quite an uncommon thing to get a murmuration of this size in Leicestershire". | Andy Neilson, reserves officer at Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, said it was "quite an uncommon thing to get a murmuration of this size in Leicestershire". |
"It's probably a one-in-a-lifetime event for those that do live there [in Rearsby]." | "It's probably a one-in-a-lifetime event for those that do live there [in Rearsby]." |
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