10 February 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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Goosanders, Redwings, Oystercatcher

Quite breezy, 3°C, cloudy with occasional sun.  Not much to report today apart from the usual species. In the morning, several Lapwings were resting on the flat stones near the straight wall, a Pied Wagtail popped up on a post near the outflow, and a couple of Song Thrushes were singing, though not in ideal photography positions. The lunchtime trip had a little more sunshine, and a few Goosander showed reasonably closely.  In Pavilion wood, a few Redwings were flying up from trackside trees, and one perched in the sunshine for a while, albeit right at the top of a very tall tree, so I was looking almost directly upwards towards it. As I reached the road, an Oystercatcher flew and landed almost out of sight in the field opposite the gate.

Lapwing, 1/500 sec. f/5.6, ISO 1600, 220 mm

Lapwings, 1/500 sec. f/5.6, ISO 1250, 220 mm

Song Thrush, 1/500 sec. f/5.6, ISO 250, 220 mm

Pied Wagtail, 1/500 sec. f/5.6, ISO 2500, 220 mm

Goosander, 1/500 sec. f/5.6, ISO 160, 220 mm

Goosandesr, 1/500 sec. f/5.6, ISO 250, 220 mm

Redwing, 1/500 sec. f/5.6, ISO 200, 220 mm

Oystercatcher, 1/500 sec. f/5.6, ISO 125, 220 mm