[DanielCoffey]

These two are clearly incorrectly dressed for the weather...

[greenjay]

heard the cuckoo for the first time this year.

[Goosegirl]

Heard chiff-chaffs, skylarks and a buzzard then saw several swallows flying around.

[mrs bouquet]

Just seen a largish bird on garden gate and few feet away. I thought it was a wood pigeon, but queried my thought and got the bins out.  Studied my bird books and I think it was a Sparrowhawk.  ( The other  choice could be a juvenile cuckoo, but the head and eye wasn't right)  Very beautiful.  then it flew away in the direction of were the sparrows are nesting in the eaves.    I wonder …….     Mrs Bouquet

[8doubles]

Just seen a largish bird on garden gate and few feet away. I thought it was a wood pigeon, but queried my thought and got the bins out.  Studied my bird books and I think it was a Sparrowhawk.  ( The other  choice could be a juvenile cuckoo, but the head and eye wasn't right)  Very beautiful.  then it flew away in the direction of were the sparrows are nesting in the eaves.    I wonder …….     Mrs Bouquet

The beak should be a dead give away for ID, straight for Cuckoo or Pigeon and hooked for a Spar .

[mrs bouquet]

Thanks for that info, it was definitely a Sparrowhawk   Mrs Bouquet

[8doubles]

Lots of Red Kites around yesterday, usually all Buzzards in this area .
I suspect their normal hunting grounds are underwater