26 January 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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Goldeneye, several Goosander, 3 Tufted Ducks

Overcast, slightly brighter later.  4-7°C.  Felt significantly milder this morning, and I could hear at least two Wrens and a Great Tit singing.  Fairly poor on the water again, but a female/imm. Goldeneye was present again in the SW corner. Not sure if this is one of the two that had been around lately, but I hadn't seen them for a few days.

From the hide, a 1st cycle Common Gull sat on a post nearby, and later there were 3 Tufteds on the reserve.  The small party of Goosander was frequenting the boomed off area by the overflow again in the morning, but had dispersed onto the water by afternoon.

Common Gull, 1/125 sec. f/5.6, ISO1000, 220 mm