had our hens out today again after being out for a while they lifted off the loft and flew round the loft about 100/150m up we were watching them i thought this unusual at that hieght after a minute or so we saw this thing dropping like a stone a sparrow hawk it missed again birds flew about for another 10 mins then into the loft all safe this must be nesting close by i think just up the field a bit there's whats left of a magpie.