record numbers of starlings have gathered at the martin mere wetland in lancashire this autumn. 50 thousand birds swoop and dive and turn in a formation known as a murmuration. the experts at martin mere think more starlings are gathering in the area because of improvements they've made to the habitat in recent years. let's check out the weather. after a decent day there is more cloud and rain on the way, initially across western parts of the british isles but through the night, it will work its way into northern and western parts of england, through wales as well. the far south—east should be dry at this stage, as we start the new day on friday that with a fun will work down into the southern counties of england, and there will be the odd spot of rain. once that pulls away it's a mixture of sunny spells and showers. the heavy showers are most frequent showers found across northern western parts of scotland and northern ireland for a time. still a relatively mild in the south, a decidedly chilled day in the north, temperatures never better than single figures. the wind and rain