Another dank misty day. The Wigeon at the Round Pond browsed in grass wetted by condensation, and I had to keep wiping fog off the camera lens.
This Grey Heron isn't in its nest. It's on an old Magpie nest at the Triangle. But in fact the place on the island where the heron is sitting on eggs is a former Magpie nest which the herons have extended slightly. It saves them a lot of trouble ...
... because they have quite a struggle to break off twigs. Their beak, perfect for catching fish, doesn't have much biting power.
There is now a pair at the middle nest. In fact I think that both this and the east nest are just being occupied for later breeding, and the only serious pair are the ones who are already sitting.
The solitary Grey Wagtail ...
... and a Pied Wagtail were hunting at the Lido.
A Blackbird rummaged in fallen leaves in the Rose Garden shrubbery.
A Robin waited on a branch for its daily ration of pine nuts.
A Great Tit by the Henry Moore sculpture was also looking expectant.
A Wood Pigeon in the Dell wasn't doing anything, but looked decorative against a background of fallen leaves.
At the restaurant a Jackdaw was constantly disturbed by the birds bustling around while it tried to eat a peanut.
Pigeon Eater was on the roof, looking over his shoulder at a Feral Pigeon in case it should relax and look away.
The dominant Black-Headed Gull was keeping an eye on his territory from the top of the Big Bird statue.
The Czech gull, not seen for a while, was back on the usual post. The sign has been ornamented with a sticker ...
... which I was curious about and looked up. Insurrezione Giallorossa (Red-and-Yellow Rebellion) is a group of football fans at AS Roma who are tired, as they well might be, of the billion-dollar blandness of modern football and want a return to the exciting old days.
A Great Crested Grebe was fishing under the bridge.
A single Shoveller drake was feeding at the island. There are fewer Shovellers on the lake than in the autumn. They have a habit of coming here for a few weeks and then moving somewhere else.
A single Black Swan has been seen on the Thames at Barnes. I wonder if it's ours, bored with the park and looking for adventure.