Pennington Marshes - Semipalmated Sandpiper
When the alarm rang at 5am, I was in no mind to head out on a cold drizzly morning. I stayed in bed and deliberated for an hour. The thought of enduring a tedious drive down to the south coast was not very appealing. Time was not on my side as kick-off was at 3pm and I had to be back well before then. Should I stay or should I go. At 6am I bolted, got myself ready and was out of the door. It was a great decision. Arriving at Pennington Marshes, the leaden grey clouds filled the sky, but it had stopped raining. The landscape with good visibility was a sight and sound to behold. The flooded fields and lagoons held good numbers of wildfowl and waders. The coast path meanders towards the estuary and there was plenty to see en route to Oxey Marshes. On the flooded fields, large groups of Lapwing were being shared with good numbers of Golden Plover , Common Redshank , Black-tailed Godwit and Teal . A single Ruff...