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Arrive at Fowlmere RSPB reserve, 10 miles south-west of Cambridge, an hour before nightfall to allow yourself time to find a good vantage point to enjoy the spectacle of the murmuration. Starlings gather and swirl in fluid Spirograph shapes, framed by shadowy trees against sunset reds until the sky darkens and the birds take their last dip into the reed beds. It really is a spectacular display, available most winter evenings here.
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Our Bristol Channel Social Rowers club goes out in all weather. Frosty and clear, intense blue skies add pleasure to our early morning session. We soon warm up, for as it says on the side of our gig, Rowing Keeps You Going. It’s quiet except for the rhythm of the long oars and the ripple of water under us. We skim past Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s SS Great Britain. Then round St Mary Redcliffe church with its 84-metre spire. Hearing the bells during a Sunday row is magical.
