Reedbeds and Cley windmill, 18th century tower windmill on old quay, Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England, UK, Europe

Birds in reedbeds, Okavango River, Botswana, Africa

A murmuration of starlings, numbering well over a million birds, flock together to roost at dusk on the Avalon Marshes at Shapwick Heath Nature Reserve in Somerset

A murmuration of starlings, numbering well over a million birds, form the shape of an atomic bomb mushroom cloud as they come in to roost at dusk on the Avalon Marshes at Shapwick Heath Nature Reserve in Somerset

Starlings, a murmuration of a million birds, in mushroom cloud shape as they drop to roost on Avalon Marshes, UK

Starlings, a murmuration of a million birds, in mushroom cloud shape as they drop to roost on Avalon Marshes, UK

A murmuration of starlings, numbering well over a million birds, gather as a flock to roost at dusk on the Avalon Marshes at Shapwick Heath Nature Reserve in Somerset

Avalon Marshes at Shapwick Heath Nature Reserve in Somerset, UK

Starlings, a murmuration of a million birds gather to roost on Avalon Marshes at Shapwick Heath Nature Reserve, UK

Storm clouds move in over the reedbeds towards Cley Windmill at Cley Next the Sea, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A bright winter day looking across the reedbeds towards Cley Mill at Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tranquil atmospheric scene with mute swan (Cygnus olor), in reeds of reedbed marshes, The Somerset Levels Nature Reserve, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Avalon Marshes at Shapwick Heath Nature Reserve in Somerset, UK

Reeds in reedbed and marshes in The Somerset Levels Nature Reserve, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Grasses and reeds in a reedbed in the marshes of The Somerset Levels Nature Reserve, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Phragmites reedbed at Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Phragmites reedbed at Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Phragmites reedbed at Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Phragmites reedbed at Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Reedbed and river. Alloz reservoir. Navarre, Spain, Europe

Reedbed and river. Alloz reservoir. Navarre, Spain, Europe

Bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus) in a reedbed in winter, Pas de Calais, France

Grey Heron on snow, reedbed in background and little rain