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The last time we shot from the Palace Pier and thought we’d be closer at the Doughnut (Afloat). This time we shot from the Doughnut and wondered if we wouldn’t have been better at the Palace Pier. Or, perhaps, the best view was had by the swimmers in the frigid waters.

Still more murmuration

A serene ocean scene featuring a calm, reflective surface under a blue sky, with a flock of small birds flying in the distance. — English Channel, Brighton

Murmuration over the West Pier and an in-camera panorama from the sun going down to West Pier

More Murmuration

A flock of birds flying across a colorful sunset sky, creating a dynamic formation against the twilight backdrop. — Brighton, UK

In mid-February we went back to the Doughnut Groyne, between the Palace and West Piers to see the murmuration of the starlings again. This time they were rather further away from our vantage point but we still managed to capture something.

West Pier, Again

An abandoned pier structure partially submerged in the ocean, surrounded by calm waters and a cloudy sky. — West Pier, Brighton

As the i360 descended we caught a view of starlings gathering for their murmuration.

Sun on Sea

Black and white image of a seagull perched on a railing overlooking the ocean at sunset, with dramatic clouds and reflections on the water. — Brighton Beach

Murmurings

The murmuration had not begun but the starlings were gathering (as were the gulls).

Wintery, Watery West Pier

Walking home on a wintery afternoon we came to West Pier in a dusky light and stopped to see the starlings gather for their daily murmuration.

Brighton, Dusk

The last of the dusk’s murmuration before the starlings all dove beneath the pier to roost.

More Murmuration

Murmuration

A must see in Brighton is the starling murmurations, occurring at dusk between about November and February. We photographed them in mid-December (and may go back this month as their numbers increase with incoming Scandinavian birds).

Bird Print

Dawn Breaks

Stripes

Another old image from 2006.

Ramble

A couple days after our walk across the Seven Sisters we joined the Brighton Ramblers on a short (~5 miles) trek through the rolling countryside of the South Downs, beginning and ending at Salt Dean, one of Brighton’s villages.

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