It was a day of sunshine, showers and wind ...

... with a fine rainbow over the bridge. 

Despite the uncertain weather, two Little Owls came out, both female. This is the one in the horse chestnut near the Queen's Temple which may be the female of the leaf yard pair, and certainly looks just like her.

This is the owl in the oak near the Albert Memorial.

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

The remaining fruit in the rowan tree is hard to reach, as this Mistle Thrush was finding ...

... or on very low branches, on which birds feel nervous when humans are around. This Redwing was unusually calm.

A Goldcrest jumped around deep in the bushes at the bottom of the hill, and I was surprised to be able to get a picture.

A Grey Wagtail looked for small prey on the edge of the pool above the Dell waterfall.

The Dell is a good place for Coal Tits in winter, as there are plenty of evergreen trees and bushes to shelter them, and a couple of feeders regularly topped up by the incredibly energetic female gardener who keeps the place spick and span.

Julia caught a Carrion Crow in a strange attitude as it ate a peanut she had given it.

Another crow finished off a Feral Pigeon killed by the notorious Lesser Black-Backed Gull. A young Herring Gull wanted some but, although the crow was smaller, didn't dare to challenge it.

This is a third-winter Herring Gull, still young enough to be playful, amusing istelf with the lid of a takeaway coffee cup.

A Mute Swan was caught in a tailwind and disarranged.

The Black Swan is now a permanent fixture at the Vista and is having little trouble with the dominant swan.

A Pochard drake was looking smart by the bridge.