14 November 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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Pochard, 3 Goldeneye, Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Gadwall, 4 Snipe

Sun/cloud, hazy, calm, 9°C

Had a productive walk this morning with Joanne, since we were both off work.  The conditions were calm but with a noticeable haze in the air.  As soon as we arrived I could see a small group of ducks out in the middle, but the sun was right in our eyes, so we had to walk around to Rakewood Road to confirm my suspicions - a f/imm Pochard, along with 3 Goldeneye and a Tufted Duck, as well as 3 Teal.  

A Cormorant fished close to the shoreline by the Wine Press, and as we reached the reserve, I could see a drake Shoveler sitting on the edge of the mud.  On the reserve itself, the drake Gadwall was showing a little better than previously, and there were 4 Snipe in their usual spot, visible from the path.

We walked around to the Cafe area, where I spent a little time photographing the various ducks, though they were always quite distant.

On the way back, a cracking Starling sat up in the early morning sunshine. What a superb bird they are up close!

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

Pochard- Tufted Duck And Goldeneye, 1/60 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 100 (view full size image)

Pochard And Tufted Duck, 1/60 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 100

Goldeneye, 1/60 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 100

Gadwall, 1/60 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 200 (view full size image)

Shoveler, 1/80 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 250

Shoveler-, 1/80 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 160

Starling, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 100 (view full size image)