I took Treakle up to lower barrow lodge for a walk this morning. A sparrowhawk flew over (towards our feeders!) mobbed by swallows, just as we were leaving. There are now cinnabar moth caterpillars to be found on the ragwort, a yellow wildflower, scattered around the wasteland at the printworks.

The 2 pairs of coot on the lower lodge appear to only have raised 1 chick each this year. Plenty mallard with young of varying sizes. I wonder if our brood from last week has ended up here? Its a bit of a long walk even for our far-wandering female. I saw a male reed bunting in the field next to the lodge, I think this is another "patch first" for me.