The lure of another good bird at Pennington had me back to the south coast and straight away over to the Shoveler pool. Initially picked up a Little Stint and then the Semi-palmated Sandpiper. Superficially similar to the Little Stint in size but much greyer with much more evident supercilium. The sandpiper also lacked the obvious white V on the mantle. It appeared slightly more bulky than the Little Stint. At times it showed so closely that it was possible to see the palmations between the toes.
After viewing the bird for some time I went for a walk down to Keyhaven and then back on the inland path. Other species included an adult Mediterranean Gull, Greenshank, Spotted Redshank and 2 Curlew Sandpipers.
Also 2 Wheatears, one on the path by Fishtail Lagoon, the other on shingle at Keyhaven.
Also heard a Cetti's Warbler calling.
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