9 November 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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Mute Swan, Redwings, Long-tailed Tits, pair Goosander

Dull, becoming brighter.

I had an early start due to an impending tradesman visit, so it was quite dull when I started. A Mute Swan was on the water, but after a short while took off and headed towards Clegg Hall. As the morning wore on, it became brighter, and a few Redwings started to show, but were typically elusive.  As I walked past the Cafe, a pair of Goosander flew past and appeared to land on the far side, so I set of in that direction. A party of Long-tailed Tits fed in waterside bushes just beyond the Activity hut, but the light here wasn't so good.  As I reached the SW corner, the Goosander were still present just off the shoreline, and proceeded to perform quite well, although I didn't have too much time to watch them.

Mute Swan, 1/2500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 5000 (view full size image)

Redwing, 1/2500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 10000 (view full size image)

Long-tailed Tit, 1/2000 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 25600 (view full size image)

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

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

Goosander, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 800 (view full size image)