A Little Owl unexpectedly appeared in a horse chestnut tree near the Queen's Temple. This may be the long lost female of the pair who have been at the leaf yard for the past six years, or another owl. She was in a hole that has been used before by the male of the pair.

She enjoyed a thorough preen.

The female Kestrel was on Buck Hill again, in the small trees near the children's playground.

A Redwing ate rowan fruit ...

... and a Jay neatly shelled a peanut.

The cabbage palm trees (Cordyline australis) in the Rose Garden have edible fruit that attracted a Mistle Thrush ...

... and a Wood Pigeon.

Another Wood Pigeon pottered around in the pansies in the herbaceous border.

The Black Swan was feeling aggressive. This excellent picture was taken by David Element.

Another Mute Swan flew on to the Long Water ...

... and waterskied to a halt.

The tatty swan was still at Bluebird Boats, eating duck pellets out of a dog bowl. There is nothing wrong with her appetite, which is a good sign.

It's the time of year when Egyptian Geese stand on top of dead trees and yell at each other.

There were seven Red-Crested Pochards at the island.

A dead carp beside the Serpentine attracted a Black-Headed Gull ...

... which was chased off by a Carrion Crow.

This inscription is on a large and beautiful copper beech northwest of the Albert Memorial.