26 September 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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2 Little Egrets, Chiffchaffs, Long-tailed Tits

There seemed to be a little bit of passerine activity this morning. By the road, several Chiffchaffs (maybe 5 or so) were feeding in the same tree, flitting in and out. Then, while sitting in the hide I noticed two white birds in flight on the far side by the road. Once I got the bins on them it was obvious they were Little Egrets.  They flew around once and then seemed to disappear behind the trees by the road, but despite a good scan from further round, I couldn't relocate them and had to move on.  

In the dell behind the wood, a small group of Long-tailed Tits were moving through the bushes, against the light.

Little Egrets , 1/2000 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 500

Long-tailed Tit , 1/2000 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 4000 (view full size image)

Long-tailed Tit , 1/2000 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 5000 (view full size image)