17 April 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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2 Linnets, singing Blackcap, pair Tufted Duck, Greylag Goose

A relatively quick walk around this morning, in nice conditions.  A Blackcap sang from the area near the bridge, but proved a bit too flitty to get any really good photos.  A pair of Tufted Duck were just off the reserve, and from the hide, the Grey Heron was perched in its favourite spot just to the right.  A Greylag Goose swam past to the left of the hide, but apart from that, not a great deal to report.

I decided to head towards Shaw Moss via the Willow triangle and not long after leaving the willows, I came across a pair of Linnets feeding on the hillside to the right of the footpath.  I managed to get a few photos, possibly the only ones I've ever taken of Linnet.  After many years of not seeing any Linnets, I've now had three occurrences in a short period, but these were by far the most obliging.

 

Blackcap, 1/500 sec. f/7.1 500 mm, ISO 1600 (view full size image)

Tufted Ducks, 1/500 sec. f/7.1 500 mm, ISO 320 (view full size image)

Grey Heron, 1/500 sec. f/7.1 500 mm, ISO 2000 (view full size image)

Greylag Goose, 1/500 sec. f/7.1 500 mm, ISO 320 (view full size image)

Linnet, 1/500 sec. f/7.1 500 mm, ISO 800

Linnet, 1/640 sec. f/7.1 500 mm, ISO 500