Uneventful journey to PB with just a perched Kestrel and a Buzzard foolishly hovering over the central reservation. Very quiet to Westmead but from the hide the calling of a White-fronted Goose made it easy to pick up, followed by two Peregrines on the ground (a third apparently present) and a nice subadult male Marsh Harrier cruising the riverbank. The wildfowl were all flushed off by vehicle access. Just Common Darter and Noon-fly on the insect front and the first day of the autumn/winter with no butterflies.
A few Redwings, Fieldfares and Song Thrushes (25+) from the hanger, singles of Snipe, Dunlin, Raven and Treecreeper and eventually the WFG again. As the light slipped away a nice, pale Shorty arrived (typically escorted high by crows before descending to hunt) and gave great views from the bottom of Pig Run and even better for the 'togs on the riverbank, followed finally by a second Marsh Harrier.
