14 August 2024 - Hollingworth Lake

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Spotted Flycatcher, Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers, semi-albino Jackdaw.

From the road this morning there appeared to be two Little Ringed Plovers, but on closer investigation, one of them (on the left of the picture) proved to be a Ringed Plover.  That's the first and only record at the Lake this year.

In the field behind the hide, a sleepy horse was quite amusing, and as I watched this I became aware of a bird perched on the wire fence running up the edge of the Big Hedge; this proved to be a Spotted Flycatcher; also my first of the year. 

As I reached the south-west corner of the Lake, a number of Jackdaws were feeding in the field, one of which was a partial albino, sporting several white feathers.

Ringed And Little Ringed Plover, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 400 (view full size image)

Absolutely Shattered, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1600 (view full size image)

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

Partial Albino Jackdaw, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 400 (view full size image)