21 March 2023 - Hollingworth Lake

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Sparrowhawk, 2 Chiffchaff

There was a nice surprise this morning as I was making breakfast. I looked up and saw a female Sparrowhawk perched on the back garden fence not too far from the house.  I managed to grab the camera and fire off some shots, but through the glass of the patio doors.  I tried to gently open the door, but she got spooked and flew off.

At the lake, it was fairly quiet again, but I had two different Chiffchaffs singing. One close to the road where it appeared a few days ago, and another in the South-west corner by the track.

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

Sparrowhawk, 1/125 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1000 (view full size image)

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

Chiffchaff, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 500