I'm pleased to report that I saw the first two swifts of the summer flying between the houses at sunrise on the 8th and many since! We live in Forest Hill so I don't know why sightings seem so scarce in our leafy neck of the woods or if they're incredibly localised? Incidentally, three days later I observed a flock of swifts plus a mini murmuration of starlings & a kestrel flying in the direction of the fire station.

On another nature related note, on Sunday there was a bat flying right past the window at dusk. Fabulous!