28 March 2024 - Hollingworth Lake

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Whooper Swan, Shelduck

As I walked along Rakewood Road this morning, a white blob in the field on the flooded area at the bottom of Ealees proved to be a Whooper Swan; presumably the one that's been knocking about in the area and seen in one or two other places.  When I reached the nature reserve, I was surprised to see a single Shelduck swimming about on the pool and visible from the hide.  They normally stick to the middle of the lake itself.

Whooper Swan-, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 500

Shelduck-, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 320 (view full size image)