At 7.50 this morning the sound was incredible as at least 10,000 Starling left the main roost in Oaklands Road to head east. Later a superb murmuration of at least 12,000 Starling this evening between 4.20 and 5 pm. They did not all roost in one place this evening, using cypress type trees in several gardens. There were still several hundred flying around preparing to roost at 5.10pm in near darkness.