News from the last couple of days: a Cuckoo and Sparrowhawk were seen briefly on 27th May. Yesterday there were 6 Swift, 30 Sand Martin and about 10 House Martin over the lakes, a Green Woodpecker calling near E. paddock and a Common Whitethroat in the fenced in paddock near the dragonfly pond – I’ve seen 1 there about three times this spring. For me personally it’s been a v quiet spring at Cosmeston apart from the Blackcaps. This morning there was a single Mistle Thrush in W. Paddock.