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........ for me was that great northern diver again I returned last week and took a friend and got a few shots but not what I really wanted and Ian didn't get any the first time round - so yesterday we set off again for Hollingworth despite the forecast ........

We drove around from front to back and back to front and perched on the kerb in sev places which caused annoyance with some of the 'fit' walkers who made it plain that photographers and birdwatchers are nothing but a nuisance.....

Finally back on the car park 5 hours later with the weather turning stormy we were about to leave for home when I saw it appear - among the yachts! It seemed to be making its way round then disappeared again ........ so off we drove again round by the tower and found it must have crossed the front of the car park underwater! Ian ran out and I went back to park yet again and by this time it was very busy, raining hard and blowin a hooley and still folks were walking round the lake

I joined Ian and ended up nipping/limping up and down following its progress between tower and car park as it fished - even when the yachts were being blown onto the side it came up inbetween them! Its a juvenile born this year and prob raised somewhere where it didn't see any people - so its not bothered by folks walking dogs, or birders or photographers or yachts! So eventually 6 hours later in storm and rain we left for home and it was still fishing within feet of the tarmac parade