Sedge Warbler

There is now another Great Crested Grebe nest by the landing stage at the Diana fountain. This was originally a Coot nest in front of the place where a Mute Swan nested unsuccessfully, but the Coots have long since left so the grebes had no trouble in taking it over. It's much more strongly built than anything they could manage.

While Ahmet Amerikali was looking at the nest he got a good picture of a Wren on a reed ...

... and a momentary glimpse of a Sedge Warbler, which is a very occasional visitor to the park and I've only ever seen one here.

The first grebe nest at the island is still in good order ...

... and the Grey Heron that lies down on the wire basket in front of it was standing up and looking for fish over the edge.

The young herons in the nest above are getting adventurous and can already fly quite well. Soon they will be leaving the nest entirely, though still returning to be fed.

At the other end of the island the nesting Coot was having to put up with a Cormorant uncomfortably near on the chain.

The daily check on the little Mandarin on the Round Pond found it preening on the gravel strip.

One of the Little owlets in Hyde Park looked out of the hole for a moment.

The male Chaffinch in the Rose Garden hasn't appeared for some time, but today he called from the top of the pergola and came down for some pine nuts.

A male Blackbird was foraging in the flower bed below and I managed to give him some raisins, but like all Blackbirds he is very nervous.

It was the same story with the one at Mount Gate.

The young Robin in the Flower Walk has more red feathers.

Two were chasing each other by the Buck Hill shelter, probably a pair that has now broken up. One paused in a bush.

Another perched on a twig in the Dell.

The fox was back on the lawn at the Henry Moore sculpture.

A Buff-Tailed Bumblebee worked over a clump of verbena in the Rose Garden, taking a quick sip of nectar from each of the tiny flowers.

There was also a Seven-Spot Ladybird.