| Flocks of birds, including large ducks, Egyptian geese and dabchicks, were coated in oil on Wednesday. |
| Flocks of mixed finches including siskins bounced along the hedges and down to the wooded beck. |
| Flocks of old gulls, enormous as hens, fluttered with evolutions like a contredanse upon its glossy surface. |
| Flocks of migratory shorebirds are yet to arrive, but small coveys of rock ptarmigan are already roaming about. |
| Flocks of magpie geese and whistling ducks, startled by the outboard, take to the air shattering the early morning silence with their calls. |
| Flocks of urbanists and media enthusiasts walked the streets carrying portable radio receivers in the hope of picking up the broadcasts. |
