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For me it was catching up with the Great Northern Diver on Hollingworth Lake near Rochdale yesterday ....... we went on our last days off and had around 90 seconds worth of viewing and no pics before it went and 'hid'

I don't often go chasing after things deliberately and have had opportunities with divers inland before and not taken them as it makes me sad to think that a lot of these 'blown inland' birds are often found dead weeks later ......

But something prompted me to go and look and having 'dipped' with the camera the first time, yesterday I went back and had better views, tho it was moving around what is a large lake at break-neck speed (and I was actually seen to run - well jog with a hop in it!) to try and get in front of the bird as it fished along the front of the lake






It was well worth the visit I thought even tho its in winter plumage and prob a juvenile bird but my mind can 'see' it in all its glory next year in full black and white dress ....... gorgeous birds
Pauline