Still four Tufted ducklings

On a hot Sunday with people thronging the park the small birds were mostly staying in the bushes. But the tatty Robin at Mount Gate can be relied on to hop out in the flower bed to collect some pine nuts.

The pair of Jackdaws under the Henry Moore sculpture also trotted up for peanuts.

A Wood Pigeon reached down for some elderberries. It soon reached too far and fell out of the tree in the usual way.

The dominant Black-Headed Gull on the landing stage had cleared his patch and had no one to attack. He looked bored.

Pigeon Eater felt like doing a bit of hunting and came ashore.

A young Grey Heron looked for fish under the algae at Peter Pan.

The three young ones on the island were taking it easy in the nest.

A Great Crested Grebe shuffled its wings alternately in the odd way they have. They often do it for minutes on end. I don't know why. They don't fly often, so maybe it's a kind of exercise to keep the muscles in good order.

There was no chance of seeing a grebe chick, as the parents had carried them off somewhere out of sight. There were no eggs left in the nest, so they've finished hatching, but I have no idea how many chicks there are.

The Coots with the nest on the post at Peter Pan were building it up again with twigs and leaves. I can't believe they're going to try to breed again.

The Black Swan on the Serpentine preened a wing and turned upside down to have a rinse.

Greylag Geese and a couple of Egyptians were keeping cool in the shade of the trees.

Canadas evaded the killer swan on the Long Water by flying over his head and splashing down under the Italian Garden.

Glad to say that I was wrong about the Tufted ducklings being down to three. The four could be seen following their mother at Peter Pan.

In this pair of Willow Emerald damselflies the female (below) is exactly the same colour as the male. He's longer and thinner.

Michaelmas daisies are starting to come out in the Rose Garden. They are a favourite with Honeybees.

So is every one of the many varieties of sage in the park. I think this is Woodland Sage, Salvia nemorosa.

A Common Carder visited the Hemp Agrimony in the Dell.

Old Superman is a regular member of the Sunday skate dancers.  He really needs to ask Lois Lane to mend the knee of his costume.