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Jon kay, bbc news. winter in rome means starling season, when up to four—million birds gather in the italian capital on their migration from europe to africa. their murmerations in the skies are beautiful — but their droppings create a hazard, and the city authorities are trying new methods to move them on. heres our rome correspondent, mark lowen. in the roman twilight, natures great dancers flock to the stage. the acrobatic twirls like wisps of smoke. a synchronised spectacle of breathtaki...

Great dancers flock to the stage. the acrobatic twirls like wisps of smoke. a synchronised spectacle of breathtaking beauty. the starlings migrate in winter south to africa. nesting at night in central rome for warmth, flying in formation to avoid predators. a murmuration it is called, and this city of art marvels at the show. but beneath their charm, rome is rotting, and its a hell of a mess. in the cold light of day, the other side of these gorgeous birds is clear, and for those unlucky enough...

Centuries on, these dazzling creatures keep visiting. how man and nature can coexist is the eternal problem of the eternal city. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. beautiful weather in rome. now its time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good evening. after the snow that some of saw last week, this coming week is going to be dominated not by wintry weather but by wet weather. in fact, for some parts of the uk, a lot of heavy and persistent rain, which will bring the risk of flooding. through thi...

A murmuration, its called, and this city of art marvels at the show. but beneath their charm, rome is rotting, and its a hell of a mess. in the cold light of day, the other side of these gorgeous birds is clear, and for those unlucky enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, its not exactly sightly, it can be a safety hazard, and i can tell you that even with the mask, the stench is rancid. "i slipped on the droppings when it was muddy", this man says. "the world has invented everything...

New methods to move them on. heres our rome correspondent, mark lowen. in the roman twilight, natures great dancers flock to the stage. the acrobatic twirls like wisps of smoke. a synchronised spectacle of breathtaking beauty. the starlings migrate in winter south to africa. nesting at night in central rome for warmth, flying in formation to avoid predators. a murmuration it is called, and this city of art marvels at the show. but beneath their charm, rome is rotting, and its a hell of a mess. i...

Can end in tragedy. in ancient rome, the starlings were seen to auger the gods wishes. centuries on, these dazzling creatures keep visiting. how man and nature can coexist is the eternal problem of the eternal city. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. lovely blue skies in rome. now its time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello, there. its a perfect sunday for getting outside and enjoying some fresh air. for most of us, it will be a dry, settled and relatively sunny afternoon, but the furthe...

It is more like a nuisance for them. i do this work, but im actually a nature lover. we are not stopping them from sleeping. we are just telling them to find another location. and it works. this tree used to be completely full and now there are about 10% of what there were. even the starling fans seem supportive. i personally love to see them, like its amazing, but as long as it is not hurting the birds, i think its a good system. while the lasers are harmless, fireworks are not. this last new y...

Winter in rome means starling season, when up to four—million birds gather in the italian capital on their migration from europe to africa. their murmerations in the skies are beautiful — but their droppings create a hazard, and the city authorities are trying new methods to move them on. heres our rome correspondent, mark lowen. in the roman twilight, natures great dancers flock to the stage. the acrobatic twirls like wisps of smoke. a synchronised spectacle

Is the eternal problem of the eternal city. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. beautiful blue skies in rome filmed by mark lowen. i wonder what they are doing here. now its time for a look at the weather. we started with blue skies, particularly across england and wales this morning but the weather has been changing a bit. you can see in gloucestershire how we have this shield of generally high cloud and further north—west into western scotland the cloud is thickening up and we have had showers which...

Like wisps of smoke. a synchronised spectacle of breathtaking beauty. the starlings migrate in winter south to africa. nesting at night in central rome for warmth, flying in formation to avoid predators. a murmuration, its called, and this city of art marvels at the show. but beneath their charm, rome is rotting, and its a hell of a mess. in the cold light of day, the other side of these gorgeous birds is clear, and for those unlucky enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, its not exa...