A drizzly day

It was a dark day of persistent drizzle, and the Little Owl at the Round Pond was staying in her hole.

The small birds were hungry. The Robin in the middle of the Rose Garden ...

... and the male Chaffinch turned up for their pine nuts ...

... and the bold male Great Tit followed me out to the Dell, collecting several on the way

A Blackbird perched on a branch in the Dell. This is a young male, probably an offspring of the pair who have been in residence for several years.

A handsome speckled grey Feral Pigeon perched on the balustrade of the dam at the east end of the Serpentine.

A Magpie strolled through fallen horse chestnut leaves.

A Carrion Crow was enjoying the remains of a waffle spread with Nutella.

Pigeon Eater's mate was trying her luck at the tables in the Dell restaurant.

A Herring Gull did the worm dance and got a worm.

A Black-Headed Gull had a brisk wash and flap.

A Grey Heron landed under the big Dawn Redwood in the Dell.

One of the young Great Crested Grebes on the Long Water was under the Italian Garden while its father fished.

The other could be heard pestering its mother at the other end of the lake.

A Moorhen rummaged through the fallen leaves at the edge of the Serpentine, looking for insects underneath.

A smart Shoveller drake cruised past the boat hire platform. 

There was a clump of brown mushrooms which I don't think I've seen before behind the Albert Memorial. I've asked Mario about them. Later: he says it's just Honey Fungus. But it's strangely dark.

There used to be a small ornamental conifer on the lawn in the Rose Garden, but it died. A tracked stump grinder was pulverising the remains. The machine is remote controlled by radio. When it had finished it followed its minder out like a big yellow dog and obediently climbed on to a trailer to be taken away.