12 November 2023 - Hollingworth Lake

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5 Wigeon, 12 Teal, Siskin

A dull and somewhat blustery morning revealed a small raft of ducks mid-water.  The light wasn't great early on but among the gloom I managed to pick out 5 Wigeon; the rest being Teal.  As I walked along Rakewood Road I noticed that some of the ducks were flying, and these proved to be the Wigeon.  They flew around several times and I took some flight shots but it was still quite dull, so the detail is somewhat lacking.

Around the reserve a few Siskins were about but proved typically difficult to capture on film.  When I reached the opposite side of the lake, the Wigeon had gone and there was just a party of 10 Teal on the water.  These occasionally flew around affording some more flight shots, and despite searching I couldn't find anything unusual amongst them!

Wigeon , 1/2000 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 2500 (view full size image)

Wigeon , 1/2500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 3200 (view full size image)

Siskin, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1250

Teal, 1/2500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 4000 (view full size image)