Rain all week so far and since yesterday bitterly cold winds again.
No sign of any owls; I'm sure the females will be sitting tight on the eggs anyway.
On Monday, however, I did see the first 2 swallows over Scrag; more migrants from Africa! I also saw a peacock butterfly (in the warmer moments of the week); this would have just been roused from its hibernation, amazing to have survived the winter conditions though.