On my way to the reserve this evening as I drove along Dux Court Road I could see a Buzzard being mobbed, now that is nothing unusual. I have seen them being mobbed by many species, corvids mainly and even seagulls. This was unusual as this time the mobber was a Peregrine Falcon. They were in my view for about a minute, the Buzzard dropped to the ground and the Peregrine flew to a nearby pylon. It reminded me that a couple of years ago I'd seen exactly the same thing in the same place.
On the reserve I was hoping to hear more of the migrants, last Thursday being my first Nightingale, this evening it was to be my first Cuckoo up in the wood and a little later closer to the Ernie Hemsley viewpoint.
I also heard quite a few Whitethroats and at least one Reed Warbler.
The North Kent Marshes are a very special area and worth preserving at all cost.