3 May 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, Hirundines, Reed Bunting

Overcast this morning, with light rain; it felt good for some passage terns, but there was nothing doing from that angle.  I sat in the hide for a while, where a Grey Heron was right in front.  While I was watching the heron, I noticed a movement behind it and realised there was a Common Sandpiper on the spit.  It fed for a few minutes, working its way left to right.  Meanwhile, an Oystercatcher flew in and landed on the right hand end of the spit, only to be confronted with a Lapwing which hassled it for a while. 

Nothing of note at lunchtime; I went to Shaw Moss, but everywhere was very quiet. 

Grey Heron, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1600 (view full size image)

Common Sandpiper , 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1600

Common Sandpiper, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1600

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