A large party of House Martins and Swallows swooped over the Serpentine. The insects they eat come down to a low level in bad weather, and the birds follow them.

Here are two of the Swallows.

There were also Swifts, but they preferred to hunt at a high altitude and I didn't get a usable picture.

The young Grey Wagtails are now hunting busily. One found a small larva on the shore.

Their mother has shown them that the non-slip rubber mat on the jetty is a rich source of insects.

The young Long-Tailed Tits still depend on their parents. Here is one hunting near the Henry Moore sculpture ..

... and another in the Rose Garden.

A young Robin wandered around on the path, completely fearless as several people watched it. I gave it some pine nuts.

Jackdaws are gradually spreading from Kensington Gardens into Hyde Park. This one certainly knows me, and came down beside the Serpentine to ask for a peanut.

One of the three young Grey Herons was on the ground on the island, puzzled by a nesting Coot.

Another was back in the nest. I didn't see the third, but all three were in good shape yesterday.

Egyptian goslings enjoyed the fresh turf laid beside the Serpentine.

The brood of eight walked round one of the small boathouses.

A new Greylag Goose family has come out. The goslings enjoyed a bit of wrestling.

Later I went to St James's Park, where there are now several broods of Greylags, including one of seven whose parents were looking very self-satisfied.

Some others found a varied diet in a patch of weeds.

I had come here because Jorgen had reported that the father of the Mute cygnets, thought to have vanished, has turned up. He was in the water in front of the nest, where you can also see the Black Swan and the cygnets. He is accepting the Black Swan as a female companion to his mate.

It was hard to see the cygnets through the leaves, and this is the best I could manage. There are six of them.