Sat 5th Jan - Hyde Park Plastic Barnacle Goose

Lunchtime visit to Margravine Cemetery in Hammersmith brought me a tick in the form of a Jay but little else. I scanned the surrounding tall buildings for Peregrines but found nowt!

On to Hyde Park to tick ducks and common waterfowl for the yearlist and enjoyed some close-up views of the 'Barnacle Goose of unknown origin'. It certainly didn't seem to be wary at all of the public and like the rest of the Geese and Gulls was happy to compete for bread or seed offered by members of the public.

Very nice to see some Red-crested Pochard and Common Pochard, but no Gadwall and I couldn't locate Mandarin Duck either.

I left it a bit late to find Nuthatch and Treecreeper and then completely failed to locate the Tawny Owls that had been showing well in the morning. Not the most successful of days!