This turf on the Parade Ground was laid only yesterday and the worms in the soil underneath haven't surfaced yet, but it seems to be full of little creatures that a Mistle Thrush was picking up.

There were three other Mistle Thrushes in the trees ...

... and all the Redwings were in trees while I was there. You can hear them chattering in the video above.

A Carrion Crow turned over bits of leftover turf, looking for worms and insects on the underside.

But the leftovers that crows like best are those at the restaurants. Here's a scene at the Lido restaurant, now reopened with smart new tables and chairs on the terrace.

Looks like a hamburger bun and some purple stuff.

Is the bun good? Yes, soaked in greasy meat juice.

We'll have that. [Takes it away and hides it.]

And the other bit.

Now what about the purple stuff? No ...

... we'll leave that for the Starlings.

A Grey Heron gathered twigs for a nest at the west end of the island.

The pair of Lesser Black-Backed Gulls that have been moving around the Long Water were on the ruined swan island. I don't think they intend to nest in the park.

However, I am fairly certain that the pigeon-eating pair do nest every year on the roof of the Dell restaurant, where unfortunately they can't be seen.

A Great Crested Grebe started a nest on a branch of the collapsed willow next to the bridge.

The pair of Moorhens in the Dell have started making a nest on the rock in the stream. But, as in previous years, they will probably find a better place. They have succeeded in raising some chicks every year for some time.

A solitary Moorhen can constantly be seen standing on the same post at the reed bed east of the Lido.