11 May 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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Swallows, House Martins, Bullfinch

A very dull and overcast morning with some rain.  Not a great deal about but there were quite a few hirundines flying low over the fields and close to the reserve, which I attempted to photograph with somewhat mixed results.

I did see a small falcon go over high but couldn't quite get onto it for a positive ID; it may have been a Hobby but I couldn't be sure.  A pair of Bullfinch were feeding at the roadside close to the gate but very little to report apart from these things.

Swallow (view full size image)

Swallow, 1/2500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1250

Bullfinch, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 2500 (view full size image)

Sand Martin , 1/2000 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 2000

Sand Martin, 1/2500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1600