19 May 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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Grey Heron, Swifts, House Martins, Swallows

This morning was quite overcast and this seemed to bring down the hirundines and Swifts.  A good number of Swifts, Sand Martins and Swallows were hawking above the field and road just before the gate, but seemed to move on after a few minutes.  From the hide, a Grey Heron was fishing just at the mouth of the channel and as I watched, speared a decent-sized fish, swallowing it whole without any problem.  A pair of Canada Geese swam by with a gaggle of newly-hatched chicks.

Further round near the top of Bib Knowl, a couple of Swallows were hawking a little closer over the water, allowing for some photo opportunities, albeit at quite high ISO because of the light.

Swift, 1/2000 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 640 (view full size image)

House Martin, 1/2500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1250

Grey Heron , 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 400 (view full size image)

Canada Geese Chicks, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 250 (view full size image)

Swallow, 1/2500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1600 (view full size image)

Swallow , 1/2500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1600