The boss swan woos a new mate

The Robin near the Buck Hill shelter struck a grand pose.

A Robin in the Rose Garden ticked irritably at having to share its bush with some Blue Tits, and chased one away.

A Blue Tit on a tree was ruffled by the wind.

A Coal Tit waited in a rose bush. This is the one that is now coming to my hand.

The Coal Tits in the Dell remain shy but will take pine nuts from the railings.

As the fruit on the Japanese Pagoda Tree becomes harder to reach, the Wood Pigeons are losing their balance and falling out more and more.

A Carrion Crow waited in front of the shiny bronze leaves of a kohuhu bush by the Lido restaurant.

The female Pied Wagtail, hunting by the Dell restaurant, picked up one of the small white larvae that seem to be its main food in winter.

Just up the shore, Pigeon Eater was on the prowl. He narrowly missed a pigeon.

A Cormorant flapped furiously on the edge of a fountain pool in the Italian Garden.

The Great Crested Grebes at the Vista seem happy to remain. There is probably good fishing in the trailing branches of the overhanging trees.

Jenna reports that the boss Mute Swan has abandoned his courtship of 4DTT and was wooing a new mate on the Long Water. I saw him chasing a swan on the Serpentine. Maybe he was showing off in front of her.

His youngsters are now socialising with the other Mute Swans.

But the lone teenager is still clinging to its mother, and I have never seen it taking any notice of other swans.

One of the nesting baskets just installed on the Serpentine was occupied by a pair of swans. It's much too early to be sure yet whether they will hold on to it and nest there.

But the one by the Lido restuarant is still in the possession of a Grey Heron which uses it as a fishing platform.

Some joker has put a 'Beware of snowflakes' sign on the statue of Albert. Vandalism, but quite a feat of urban climbing including crossing the fierce multi-spiked railings and scaling some sheer walls.