A small urban pond on the outskirts of Uppsala attract thousands of starlings at night where they stay in the reedbeds. This recording is from 4 to 4.40 AM. At first something disturbs the starlings at night and they all take to their wings, at the end of the recordings all starlings start their day and leave the pond in 14 big waves.

Ekebydammen, Uppsala. July 19, 2025.
Zoom F3 + Clippy EM272 spread 1 m apart

Starling murmuration

Field sound recordist and archivist of vanishing sounds in natural Iandscapes. Highly commended in the Sound of the Year Awards 2024 - Best Natural Sound.

Starling murmuration

Bo Söderström