23 June 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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Moorhen, Grey Wagtail, Large Skipper, Speckled Wood

The run of hot sunny weather continues, so birding is still rather quiet. A Large Skipper was 'skipping' amongst the undergrowth by the side of the path and landed briefly on a Bramble flower but didn't pose very well before moving off again. A Speckled Wood was in the same spot as two days ago, but this time showed its upperwings. On the reserve, a Moorhen appeared to be sitting on the nest, behind an old freshwater mussel shell, the latter almost as big as the Moorhen itself.  

As I reached the far side, along the shoreline by the long wall was a juv. Grey Wagtail, flitting between the stones on the shoreline.

Large Skipper, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 320 (view full size image)

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

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

Grey Wagtail, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 250 (view full size image)