A young Grey Wagtail appeared in the Dell. We knew there was a nest but this is the first time I've seen a young one this year.
Above it the resident male Blackbird was preening on a branch ...
... while young Blue Tits ...
... and young Coal Tits chased their parents through the tree.
There were several young Great Tits in the bushes near the Italian Garden.
A few yards away a Song Thrush chattered angrily ...
... at a Jay which was trying to discover where its nest was.
A Chaffinch sang his single-note 'rain song' in a nearby horse chestnut tree.
The male Little Owl at the Round Pond was out in the horse chestnut next to the nest tree. It was a slightly chilly morning and he was fluffed up to keep warm.
Someone is dropping strawberries along the edge of the Serpentine -- I keep seeing them. Most bird are initially attracted by the colour but don't like the watery fruit, but this young Herring Gull enjoyed it.
The pigeon-eating Lesser Black-Backed Gull was looking for a more substantial meal.
I was wrong about the Coots in the Italian Garden having lost one of their seven chicks. All were visible with their parents in various parts of the fountain pool.
The Egyptian Geese with seven goslings near the boat hire platform crossed the road to graze ...
... only to have to hurry back to the water when a dog appeared in the distance.
A female Pochard reclined carelessly in the middle of the pavement. She had to take off in a hurry when the dog arrived.
This is not the one that had ducklings. I saw her at the island, where she dived under a wire basket and surfaced out of sight on the other side. Possibly there are still some ducklings.
Buff-Tailed Bumblebees and a Honeybee browsed on the little mauve flowers of a clump of Lamb's Ears (Stachys byzantina) in the Rose Garden.