Avocet – Pennington Marshes, Hampshire
On Saturday an adult Little Stint was found on Fishtail Lagoon at Pennington. Rather than set the alarm and get there early on Sunday morning I decided to wait and see if the stint moved […]
Pennington Marshes
Spoonbill – Pennington Marshes, Hampshire
Martin, Dad & I headed to Lymington to get our year lists started. We tried Normandy Marshes first and arrived just after sunrise. The main highlights here were Spoonbill, Peregrine, Bar-tailed Godwit, Knot, Grey Plover, […]
Semipalmated Sandpiper – Oxey Marsh, Hampshire
On the previous Saturday (16th November) we had left in the morning for a week at our regular holiday cottage in Cornwall. The long staying Paddyfield Pipit at Sennen had just gone and to rub […]
Red-necked Phalarope – Fishtail Lagoon, Pennington Marshes, Hampshire
Sarah had taken her Mum up to Minehead to visit Di for a few days and she was due back mid afternoon on Friday. I had been minding the house and the dogs and catching up with painting a few of my field sketches. At 11.40am a message came through the Hampshire Rarities WhatsApp Group […]
