6 May 2023 - Hollingworth Lake & Chelburn Res.

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Meadow Pipits, Skylarks, Linnets, Oystercatcher

I had a long walk this morning, past Syke Farm and up on to the edge of the moor.  I guess I was hoping for Dotterel, but nothing to show for it unfortunately.  There were a few Meadow Pipits around and several Skylarks on the higher slopes, but otherwise it was rather uneventful.  I returned via Rakewood Valley where a highlight was a male Linnet singing from some gorse by the side of the track.

In the early afternoon I went to Chelburn with Andrew, in the hope of seeing Alan's drake Garganey that had been present that morning.  Unfortunately we missed it by just a few minutes and there was no further sign in the time we had available.  An Oystercatcher perched on a wooden fence gave some photographic opportunity but despite a nice day, things were otherwise relatively quiet.

Meadow Pipit, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 500

Skylark, 1/1000 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 100

Linnet, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 200 (view full size image)

Oystercatcher, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 250