The Great Crested Grebes nesting on the east side of the Long Water have at least two chicks. This picture was taken at extreme range diagonally across the lake from the Vista. There's no way of getting a view from the other side, so we shall have to wait till they come nearer to get a good picture.

The grebes' nest at the west end of the island is still under construction in the usual haphazard way.

The dominant Mute Swans on the Long Water have lost one of their four cygnets.

It could just be seen dead on the nest, and may have died from natural causes.

There are two families of Egyptian Geese here, one with three teenagers ...

... and one with six small goslings left from an original nine.

Blondie has returned to the Serpentine, and was in her usual place near the Dell restaurant.

I'm still not sure whether that very blonde Egyptian in St James's Park was her or not, since I was only looking at photographs.

Update: Joan Chatterley reports that the blonde Egyptian is gone from St James's Park, so it probably was Blondie.

An Egyptian Goose on the Serpentine was attacked by a Coot while bathing.

The Coots' nest at the Lido is still in place. But Bluebird Boats reopens next week, which will endanger the exposed nest. I don't think one has ever succeeded here.

A Coot family at Peter Pan has four chicks. They are not from the nest on the post, of course. The nest was properly hidden under a bush.

Four young Pied Wagtails ran around on the edge of the Round Pond as the breeze made little waves break over the edge.

A young Blackcap perched on a twig near the bridge and squeaked discreetly to encourage its parents to find insects for it. They are much quieter than young tits, which make a terrible racket.

A Carrion Crow ate a tomato. Birds don't usually like salad vegetables, but the red colour makes this more attractive.

The carp in the little stream in the Dell, normally placid, went into a feeding frenzy when Paul threw some peanuts into the water. He says that they find Spam even more exciting.

Three Emperor dragonflies flew around the Italian Garden.

One settled on a reed stem.

The odd spiky blue flowers of the eryngiums behind the Lido are very attractive to bees. We already had a picture of a Honeybee on one. Here is a Buff-Tailed Bumblebee.