6 November 2024 - Hollingworth Lake

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Kingfisher, Wigeon

Mild, overcast and grey, 11°C.  There wasn't too much about initially but I could see from the path that the Wigeon was still present on the reserve. I walked down to the hide and a Kingfisher was perched right in front on one of the prepared perches. It stayed around for 10 minutes or so and I took some photos and video, then it flew off to the left and landed on the post in the channel.  When I got to the Sea Cadets hut there was a Kingfisher perched in the willows by the path, but I don't know if this was the same bird or a different one.  A few Redwings and a pair of Bullfinch were the best of the rest.

 

Kingfisher , 1/80 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 800 (view full size image)

Kingfisher, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 4000 (view full size image)