24 November 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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Pair Goldeneye, 2 Goldcrests, c.30 Siskin

Cool, cloudy & breezy, 6°C.

A pair of Goldeneye were out in the middle of the water this morning, rather distant and asleep.  I thought I'd try to get a little closer from the far side but when I reached there they'd gone.  Two Goldcrests flitted among the hedges on Rakewood Road, and in the field here, the Carrion Crow sporting white wing flashes was fairly close for a change. Around 30 Siskins were feeding in the tops of the Alders by the bend in the track, but poor light prevented any attempt at photos.

Goldeneye, 1/160 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 500

Carrion Crow, 1/160 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1600 (view full size image)