A surprise visit

The male Great Crested Grebe from the nest at the Dell restaurant unexpectedly surfaced next to his mate, bringing a small fish for one of the chicks.

The nest on the island is still quiet.

A Coot brought an awkwardly long reed stem to the nest in the water lilies in the Italian Garden. It had already tried and failed to drag in the large black stick.

The Mute Swans with three cygnets rested behind the railings at one of the boathouses, a safe place where they couldn't be harassed by dogs.

The seven Tufted ducklings on the Serpentine were constantly active, going up and down like yo-yos.

A young Grey Heron on the edge of the Serpentine got bored with standing still, and had a splash and a shake.

The three at the east end of the island were down from the nest. At the left one was flying over the boats.

Another young heron stood on the Dell restaurant roof, where it had just knocked another off.

The chicks in the top nest are becoming slightly more visible as they grow.

This young Pied Wagtail is constantly seen on the electric boat charging platform.

A male Great Spotted Woodpecker climbed a tree at the north edge of the Rose Garden.

A bronze Feral Pigeon on the Huntress fountain was reluctant to get wet, but was persuaded to have a bathe with the others.

The female Little Owl at the Serpentine Gallery looked out from the lime tree.

The male, on the other lime tree, was hiding behind twigs and I couldn't get a clear shot.

A Red Admiral butterfly on a trunk by the greenhouses was harassed by a couple of Hornets, but stood up to them stubbornly for quite a while. Thanks to Duncan Campbell for this video.

However, this one in the Rose Garden was easily displaced by a Buff-Tailed Bumblebee, which advanced on it ...

... crawled underneath ...

... and shoved it away.

The Rose Garden was full of Painted Lady butterflies. Here are two on the sea lavender which is the favourite of all the insects.

Also from Duncan Campbell, a Red-Tailed Bumblebee, Bombus lapidarius, on a globe thistle with a Honeybee.