Yawn (irony)

The irony in 'yawn' is that I am both actually very tired, AND had two not-so-great birding trips. One to Rainham and one to Richmond Park.

Rainham was supposed to be great because there was the 'gull identification day' that you could just drop into. I dropped in for about 45 minutes but although the man running it was incredibly knowledgable, the ice meant there was basically nothing about. The highlight was a yellow-legged gull amongst the more common of gulls, but although I could see it differed from its more abundant counterparts, I still wasn't hugely sure of it and would never have ID'd it myself. So it's a bit depressing when that happens. The only other highlight was a skylark. Yeah. Then again, loads of redwing are always nice to see!

Richmond Park was a beautiful place but lacking in the way of birds. Best things were a couple of jays, green woodpeckers, and ring-necked parakeets in their tens and tens. Seriously didn't stop hearing them calling the whole time. Saw a group of 4 or 5 deer too, which was a lovely sight, with their huge antlers and everything.

Forgive the brevity and low quality of this post; I am still recovering from very little sleep. Till next time!