25 August 2025 - Hollingworth Lake

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Stock Dove, Common Darter

Today was very pleasant; warm and sunny, but not a lot to show for it with respect to birds. The highlight was a young Stock Dove that I encountered on the grass next to Bib Knowl Plantation as I walked towards Shaw Moss. At first I thought it was injured, as it let me approach quite closely, but as soon as I got within a few yards, it flew off strongly.

Later on in the garden, a Common Darter repeatedly landed on the top curved part of our bird feeder, though the angles and strong sunlight made for some tricky photography.

Stock Dove, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 400 (view full size image)

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