8 April 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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Chiffchaff, Redpoll, Coal Tit, Greylag Goose, Goldeneye.

A nice relatively calm sunny morning (frost overnight), but remarkably little bird activity.  Trying out the new camera again; a Woodpigeon sat on the wires near the willows, but nothing from the hide.  A few Rabbits were about, and the Goldeneye was out on open water, but too far for photos.  As I walked past the wood, a pair of Great Crested Grebes were relatively close in near the Sea Cadet hut, but began to swim away when they saw me.

Further round, a nice Coal Tit fed by the path, near the track to Peanock Farm, but was very active and hard to pin down.  

At lunchtime, I saw a Pied Wagtail by the overflow, then went up to Syke Farm, which was a mistake as there was virtually nothing to see. I did hear a Goldcrest singing (unusual for me) near the spot where I had one a few weeks ago, and a male Redpoll sat in the top of a tree briefly, but that was about it.

Woodpigeon, 1/1000 sec, f/7.1, ISO 250, 500 mm

Rabbit, 1/1000 sec, f/7.1, ISO 400, 500 mm

Coal Tit, 1/1250 sec, f/7.1, ISO 800, 500 mm

Coal Tit , 1/1000 sec, f/7.1, ISO 800, 500 mm

Great Crested Grebe , 1/1000 sec, f/7.1, ISO 800, 500 mm

Pied Wagtail, 1/1250 sec, f/7.1, ISO 800, 500 mm