5 January 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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7 Bullfinch, Sparrowhawk

Clear skies this morning, 2°C.  Little to report other than a few Redwings flushed from leaf litter in the pavilion wood, and 7 Bullfinches feeding on Hawthorn buds by the track.  On the lunchtime visit, the skies were still clear, and as I was standing on the track behind the wood, a female Sparrowhawk flew towards me from the reserve end of the track and perched on a tree in sunshine about five or ten yards away.  It would have made a great photo but unfortunately flew off as I made movement towards my camera.  Four or five Bullfinches were still feeding in bushes by the path, but further round the reserve, attracting a little audience as I tried to photograph them.

When I returned home at lunchtime I took a few Tree Sparrow photos, but they were in shade and high ISO.

Bullfinch, 1/500 sec, F5.6, ISO 200, 220mm

Bullfinch, 1/500 sec, F5.6, ISO 320, 220mm

Bullfinch, 1/500 sec, F5.6, ISO 200, 220mm

Tree Sparrows, 1/500 sec, F5.6, ISO 4000, 220mm

Tree Sparrows, 1/500 sec, F5.6, ISO 5000, 220mm