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Belfast Live
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Shauna Corr

Watch: Fears new lighting drove away Belfast's famous starling murmuration

The disappearance of the famous starling murmuration that once saw thousands of birds swoop on a Belfast bridge could be linked to nearby renovations.

Conservationists fear new LED lighting as well as rising leisure activity at Albert Bridge drove the endangered creatures away.

But we can reveal officials didn’t spare them a thought as they OKed developments in the area that ramped up light pollution.

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