29 September 2025 - Hollingworth Lake

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Sparrowhawk

Fairly quiet this morning in rather gloomy, overcast weather. I normally scan the hillside to the far side of the path, looking for small birds or thrushes, but today was rewarded with a female Sparrowhawk perched low down in a Hawthorn. It was only present for a few seconds before flying off up the hill, briefly perching on a fence post, and then disappearing over the top of the hill.

Sparrowhawk, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 800