Agitated Wren

A Wren in the Triangle shrubbery was in a frenzy of scolding. Probably there was a Magpie in the top of the tree.

On a chilly day with a biting east wind the small birds were hungrier. A female Great Tit in hawthorn blossom in the Rose Garden did her juvenile 'feed me' act, vibrating her wings and cheeping pitifully. This is what she does to encourage her mate to feed her when she's nesting, but this time it was directed at me.

In fact there was plenty to be had. A Blue Tit appeared in the big holm oak carrying two caterpillars. This was a single hasty shot with no time to move around for a better angle.

A Robin looked up expectantly from under a rose bush.

On the lawn outside the Rose Garden, a Stock Dove wandered through buttercups.

The Song Thrush could be heard at the back of the Lido.

There were a fair number of Swifts over the Serpentine.

A Reed Warbler appeared for a moment in the Diana fountain reed bed.

A male Chaffinch called for service in a lime tree near the Serpentine Gallery.

A Jay waited for a peanut near the Italian Garden.

The young Pied Wagtail was using the Lido jetty as a base for hunting midges. It's certainly able to look after itself.

The female Grey Wagtail trotted along the edge of the Lido restaurant terrace.

A Grey Heron admired its reflection in the Dell stream.

The usual heron was on the terrace railings hoping to stare the people at the tables into throwing it a titbit.

A couple of Herring Gulls chased it away, just for fun.

The single tatty Black-Headed Gull flew across the Serpentine and landed in its usual place at Fisherman's Keep. It may look a mess but it can fly perfectly well and is holding its own.

An Egyptian Goose by the Serpentine sheltered her new goslings from the wind.

The six teenagers were also feeling the chill, and went into a huddle like they did when they were little.