Wasp 1, Hornet 0

Pigeon Eater was in his usual place by the Dell restaurant, but there were few Feral Pigeons on the edge. He yawned hugely.

After a quick wash he flew up to the roof where he was joined by a Herring Gull, which surprisingly he tolerated. He contemplated a pigeon flying past, but he knows it's no good trying to catch pigeons in midair as they are quicker and more agile  than him.

I thought when I was photographing this that it couldn't be Pigeon Eater, just another Lesser Black-Backed Gull that looked like him. But I have magnified the pictures and they show the pattern of dots on the iris of his left eye, as unique as a fingerprint.

In the water below the nesting Coot was admiring its reflection in a snack packet made of shiny foil-backed plastic. Other nest ornaments included a purple allium flower and several coffee cup lids.

Two of the boat hire staff were jet washing tarpaulins on the platform. A Moorhen wandered between them, apparently liking the spray.

The recent warm weather has brought up algae on the Long Water, and a Cormorant was fishing at the edge of a patch under the Italian Garden. It didn't dive right under them as a Great Crested Grebe would, evidently because it's too big to pass between the strands coming up from the bottom of the lake.

As often happens, a party of Mute Swans has taken over the path by the Triangle. They attack passing dogs and sometimes make the path impassable. The smell is memorable. In the background you can see 4GIQ on her nesting basket and the Black Swan preening on the shore.

He stretched an incongruous white wing.

The Canada Geese led their three goslings across the middle of the Serpentine.

A pair of Egyptian Geese at the boat hire platform have three new goslings, probably already much reduced from a larger brood.

The six oldest Egyptian goslings assembled on the lawn on the other side of the Serpentine to graze under the watchful eye of their mother. She is an exceptional parent by Egyptian standards, and has reaped her reward by managing to keep them alive on the dangerous lake.

The young Pied Wagtail was on the buoys at the Lido.

A hundred yards down the shore its father was collecting midges for it, though I think it's now beginning to feed itself. It certainly flew out for a passing midge and returned to the buoys.

A Carrion Crow at the Lido was dunking a bit of meat, not for the first time and now I know why, because a man has been feeding them here. I have noticed that some of the crows are now ignoring the peanuts I give them, as they are getting something better.

A Robin came out on the railings near the Italian Garden. I didn't think I was on friendly terms with a Robin here, but it confidently perched on my hand and collected several pine nuts.

I still haven't got a picture of the young Robin at Mount Gate. There is a pair of Blue Tits here, one of which is smart and shiny and the other, seen here, quite tatty. 

A Great Tit looked out from pink hawthorn blossom in the Rose Garden.

A European Hornet drank sweet sap oozing from a maple tree on the east side of the Long Water. Surprisingly, this fearsome creature was knocked off the tree by a much smaller Common Wasp which wanted the place for itself.