First day of meteorological Autumn..

... was gloriously blue and quiet and with just the right amount of light headwind to promote a mass of eastbound hirundines, mostly Swallows. Apparently two Marsh Harriers were present but not seen by me. Wader numbers have increased with 150+ godwits, Turnstones up to 40+ in the harbour, ten Snipe, three each of Green (one below) and Common Sandpipers and the single Ruff. Canada Geese were everywhere, certainly in excess of 350. Sadly, little else, still no Ivy Bees, just Eristalis horticola of interest on the hover front and the typical three species of Odonata, Southern Hawker and Common Darter being here below.