{"id":413412,"date":"2026-02-07T19:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T19:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/413412\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T19:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T19:45:10","slug":"spectacular-shropshire-scenes-as-starlings-murmurate-at-a-landmark-nature-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/413412\/","title":{"rendered":"Spectacular Shropshire scenes as starlings murmurate at a landmark nature reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The most spectacularly beautiful photos of wildlife in Shropshire have been caught on camera.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shropshirestar.com\/news\/environment\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the weather\u00a0<\/a>remains dull, here\u2019s a reminder of how gorgeous our county is as starlings murmurate and are reflected in the water at <a href=\"https:\/\/group.rspb.org.uk\/shropshire\/local-wild-places\/whixall-moss\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Whixall Moss\u00a0<\/a>nature reserve just last week.<\/p>\n<p>Scores of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shropshirestar.com\/news\/environment\/2026\/02\/07\/shropshire-flood-alerts-scores-of-environment-agency-warnings-remain-in-place-on-saturdya-following-persistent-downpours\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">flood warnings\u00a0<\/a>remain in place as the damp weather continues across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>But here\u2019s a reminder of the beauty around our water with photos from Andrew Fusek Peters:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/deb65a89-25d3-4985-bd47-d0bd4a33f95a.jpg\"   alt=\"Spectacular scenes as starlings murmurate and are reflected in the water at Whixall Moss nature reserve in Shropshire. \" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Spectacular scenes as starlings murmurate and are reflected in the water at Whixall Moss nature reserve in Shropshire. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/42505569-39ac-4108-87ed-26bd7347d58e.jpg\"   alt=\"Spectacular scenes as starlings murmurate and are reflected in the water at Whixall Moss nature reserve in Shropshire.  \" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Spectacular scenes as starlings murmurate and are reflected in the water at Whixall Moss nature reserve in Shropshire.  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/38321b4a-b12d-492b-b9ee-6d420db789ca.jpg\"   alt=\"Spectacular scenes as starlings murmurate and are reflected in the water at Whixall Moss nature reserve in Shropshire. \" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Spectacular scenes as starlings murmurate and are reflected in the water at Whixall Moss nature reserve in Shropshire. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/232b5d51-6c66-44be-a63a-bc880e74513d.jpg\"   alt=\"Spectacular scenes as starlings murmurate and are reflected in the water at Whixall Moss nature reserve in Shropshire. \" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Spectacular scenes as starlings murmurate and are reflected in the water at Whixall Moss nature reserve in Shropshire. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3efb85e1-fa57-4a16-b8bc-89deff461f58.jpg\"   alt=\"Spectacular scenes as starlings murmurate and are reflected in the water at Whixall Moss nature reserve in Shropshire.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Spectacular scenes as starlings murmurate and are reflected in the water at Whixall Moss nature reserve in Shropshire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The most spectacularly beautiful photos of wildlife in Shropshire have been caught on camera. 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