First returning Common Gull

The first returning Common Gull of the year was at the Lido, perching on the solar panel or one of the buoys.

Every time I see this pair of Black-Headed Gulls displaying on the Serpentine they are louder.

A young Herring Gull on the Round Pond played with a bit of rotten wood from a dead tree.

The Black Swan was here, preening ...

... and you can usually rely on finding some Pied Wagtails.

The Robin at the southwest corner of the bridge is now a regular customer ...

... and fortunately the one at Mount Gate has forgiven me for not being there yesterday.

A Blue Tit investigated oak leaves, looking for larvae. Next year's leaf buds are already developing.

Three good close-ups from Battersea Park by Ahmet Amerikali: a Cetti's Warbler, very hard to capture  ...

... a Firecrest on a twig of Japanese barberry ...

... and a Goldcrest. These seem to live quite amicably beside the two pairs of Firecrests.

The Cormorants at the west end of the Serpentine island are jam-packed on to every available perch ...

... with the overflow stacked in the dead tree at the other end.

The Great Crested Grebes from the nest at the Dell restaurant were temporarily unbothered by their chick, and were relaxing by the shore.

A young Moorhen paddled over fallen leaves at the Vista ...

... which provided a setting for some of the numerous Pochards on the far side of the lake.

Some of the Tufted drakes are now back in breeding plumage. 

This pair of Egyptian Geese washing beside a boathouse have the only surviving young one on the main lake this year.

A Buff-Tailed Bumblebee in the Rose Garden poked a hole in a baby sage flower to extract the nectar.