Dunnock on the path

A Dunnock foraged on the path near the bridge.

The female Coal Tit in the Flower Walk ...

... and one of the tame Robins waited patiently while I photographed them. They know they will get a pine nut or two as a modelling fee.

Two Long-Tailed Tits hunted insects in a treetop beside the Long Water.

A Wood Pigeon came down to the pool in the Dell for a drink ...

... and a wash.

A male Feral Pigeon beside the Serpentine preened his mate, a rough process which she wasn't entirely enjoying.

The young Little Owl near the Round Pond was in his usual place in the morning, but gone in the afternoon. As more and more leaves fall off the horse chestnut trees, he may move right away at any time now, and each picture may be the last I get.

Both Peregrines were on the tower. The male was restless, shifting around and flapping and calling, and soon he flew away.

The dominant swans on the Long Water now command the entire area again. Their teenage cygnets were resting on the gravel bank where the intruding pair, now chased back on to the Serpentine, had their nest. (The Black-Headed Gull in the middle of the picture is an old friend, Yellow TNX7 returned from spending the summer in Poland.)

Another return to normal: the male swan in the Italian Garden was back in his usual place after several months' absence, swaggering around and demanding food from the visitors. No one knows what happened to his mate. I hope he finds a new one.

A few rainy days after the drought have brought up some beautiful fresh grass, to the delight of the Greylag and Canada Geese beside the Serpentine.

The Egyptian family with two odd-sized goslings cruised past the island.

There was a female Pochard alone in the stream in the Dell. I think she was taking refuge from the attentions of the numerous drakes on the Long Water.

A Large White butterfly perched on the verbena in the Flower Walk ...

... and a Honeybee explored the helenium patch.