Jul 18
View and Gatekeeper on lesser burdock at Pennington at the Lymington-Keyhaven Nature Reserve 18/07/2026. It was also amazing to see the Pectoral Sandpiper on Keyhaven lagoon, thanks to a kind person we got speaking to who re-picked out the bird for us we got some astonishing views of this gorgeous wader, one of a few smashing wader species I've seen lately and this year. We don't see them every year last seeing one in 2022 and it's only the fifth we've ever seen. It was also great to see Common Scoter, Swallow, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Emperor dragonfly and sea lavender and golden samphire.
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