11 January 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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2 f/imm. Goldeneye, 2 m. Goosander, Coal Tit, Green Woodpecker (heard)

Overcast, clearing, 6°C, calm.  Still very grey and oppressive, though it felt brighter in the morning.  Two drake Goosander were near the reserve, and the two f/imm. Goldeneye present initially near the Scout hut, then by the SW corner.  A Green Woodpecker was yaffling from the area to the left of the big hedge but couldn't be located.  A Coal Tit was the first for the year (species No. 53), seen by the roadside with Long-tailed Tits in the morning and later by the hide.  Two cock pheasants were visible in Bib Knowl valley; I've only seen females until now this year.

Goosanders, 1/500sec f5.6, ISO2500, 220mm

Goldeneye, 1/500sec f5.6, ISO320, 220mm