Reed Warblers

There are five singing male Reed Warblers on the lake: three around the Long Water and two on the Serpentine in the Diana fountain reed bed. There was a brief glimpse of one of these.

A pair of Long-Tailed Tits jumped around in a hawthorn tree near the Henry Moore sculpture. They are nesting in the brambles below.

A Wren looked nervously around a branch near the Round Pond.

A Starling at the Lido restaurant wasn't interested in coleslaw but did like the mayonnaise.

The male Song Thrush of the pair at the Speke obelisk was singing on a dead tree.

There was no sign of either Little Owl, hardly surprising on a busy Bank Holiday Monday. A Stock Dove perched outside the Speke nest hole. Stock Doves are always rivals for Little Owls' holes but this may be a sign that the pair, which I haven't seen for a couple of months, have found themselves new quarters.

A Jackdaw perched on the owls' tree at the Round Pond, waiting for a peanut.

A Jay in the Flower Walk had the same idea.

This pair of Lesser Black-Backed Gulls are constantly seen together on the Long Water.

The Grey Herons in the third nest on the island were on the upper level, looking down at the chicks in the lower nest which were making a tremendous racket.

A view from the other side of the lake shows the arrangement.

A Great Crested Grebe on the Serpentine was doing absolutely nothing. They are very good at this.

A Mandarin drake at the Lido smartened up his gaudy plumage.

The female of this pair was having a bad hair day.

A pair of Grey Squirrels in the Dell had a wrestling bout before -- and after -- mating.