After having a quiet week, I was off again up towards London to a rather unpicturesque site where some Caspian Gulls had been seen.
After arriving, it was clear this was going to be difficult as the view into the garbage centre in Berryfields was very restricted, and it was hard to see where the gulls were staying. Behind the road, there was a stream which held a Cormorant, and a Kingfisher which zipped by twice.
A few Ring-necked parakeets put in a quick appearance, and a Raven flew over.
There was a group of gulls on another roof outside the garbage centre, but sadly, none were Caspian. After another hour or so, with no sign of anything else, I headed off to the Thames to sit down and see if anything was there.
There were plenty of Mallards, Black-headed Gulls and Coots, but no sign of anything interesting. Sadly there was no time to explore the area more, so I had to head home with no reward, but it had been an enjoyable trip- it's always great getting out in the "fresh"...not sure how fresh London air is, especially by a dump... but getting outside is great and I had enjoyed exploring a new place! You can't win every time:)
I've had a great run over the holidays, having been on 8 trips around the area with a 100% success rate in seeing new birds. Hopefully something will turn up soon to get the autumn properly up and running...
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