what we have to do. as a borough council, as a local government organisation, that s what we have to do. it s too little, too late, for some in this worn down community. jon ironmonger, bbc news. once again, this year, huge flocks of starlings have been spotted in north yorkshire in the north of england putting on fantastic air displays for bird watchers. an estimated 250 thousand of the birds made the ripon wetlands their homes last winter, with some birds coming from as far as scandanavia. these darling memorisation has really attracted a large number of visitors to come and witness this aerial ballet every afternoon. in
yesterday, the council was granted emergency powers to build a rock barrier in order to shore up an access road that has been undermined and other homes now at risk. you re at the point of losing properties, when anybody actually is spurred into action. and that s certainly not the case. it s absolutely not the case. obviously we have to follow legislation, and that s what we have to do. as a borough council, as a local government organisation, that s what we have to do. it s too little, too late, for some in this worn down community. jon ironmonger, bbc news. once again this year, huge flocks of starlings have been spotted in north yorkshire in the north of england putting on fantastic air displays for bird watchers. an estimated 250,000 of the birds made the ripon wetlands their homes last winter, with some birds coming from as far as scandanavia.
some weekend days we have had a couple of hundred people there a lot of these buyers will be british breeders so they will disperse back to the territories any time an output of the current cold snap of weather might delay them a little bit. but many of these birds will be from further afield. may be from scandinavia or then come to europe for the milder climate. starlings nationally are in great decline so, you know, we re delighted that we are able to look after them here in the winter and they ve lost a lot of breeding sites and insect food which they need to raise their young so we re really about the styling so we really should be welcoming them and enjoying the spectacle they put on for us for free. for us for free. that was jonathan ofthe for us for free. that was jonathan of the yorkshire for us for free. that was jonathan of the yorkshire wildlife - for us for free. that was jonathan of the yorkshire wildlife trust. . now on bbc news, the weather with chris fawkes. followin