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1 January 2026 - Hollingworth Lake

Semi-resident Yellow-legged Gull on the water at Hollingworth Lake, plus a pair of Stonechat at Shaw Moss

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Yellow-legged Gull, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 400
Yellow-legged Gull, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 400

Not a bad start to the year, with 39 species recorded.  The best of which were the semi-resident Yellow-legged Gull which was present on the water, though rather distant; a pair of Stonechat at Shaw Moss, as well as Redwings, Bullfinch, 2 Coal Tits and a Nuthatch and a male Kestrel that I seem to have failed to record on eBird.

Stonechat, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 640
Stonechat, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 640
Kestrel, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1250
View full sizeKestrel, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1250