User blog:Andrewself/Westminster Jan 4

Typically my first addition to my Westminster 2010 yearlist was a Feral Pigeon as I walked from the tube station to my office. At lunchtime I had a walk around St James's Park. THe lake was mostly frozen over but there were still plenty of tourists around. I managed to get 25 species including most of the regulars with Egyptian Goose & 4 Ring-necked Parakeets the best species although both of these exotics have become fairly regular now. I particularly enjoyed the female Smew & Red-breasted Merganser but as they're part of the collection I couldn't count them on the list. Maybe in this cold spell I'll get some real ones?