18 February 2023 - Hollingworth Lake

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Redpoll, Siskins

This morning was a little brighter, and as I approached the bend in the path where the Alders proliferate, I noticed a small bird land in a tree not far away. This proved to be a Lesser Redpoll, only my second of the year.  It fed for a little while on the Alder catkins, then moved off. It was quite difficult to get a photo with its head in a decent position though.

A few yards further on, a group of 20 or 30 Siskins were feeding on the Alders to the left of the track. Again, although the light was a little better, they were usually partially obscured by branches in front.

 

Lesser Redpoll , 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1000 (view full size image)

Lesser Redpoll, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1000 (view full size image)

Siskins, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1000 (view full size image)

Siskin , 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1250 (view full size image)