tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post4457182183565871042..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-76794298129740968432015-07-07T22:35:42.251+01:002015-07-07T22:35:42.251+01:00The little insects, whatever they were, were visib...The little insects, whatever they were, were visible just over the water, where low-flying House Martins and Pied Wagtails were feeding on them. Possibly the Mallard drake wasn't even the father, but just hanging around.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-70329066092103348352015-07-07T21:49:01.921+01:002015-07-07T21:49:01.921+01:00I am really impressed by the shot of the kingfishe...I am really impressed by the shot of the kingfisher. I bet you are (justifiably) proud. This eveing the Round Pond was being over-flown by so many Swifts (and a few Martins) that I had the sensation that I was about to need to scratch myself, as if it were a flock of midges. The latter must have been plentiful but were too small for the human eye. Met a fellow fan who took lovely photos of the tiny Mallard chicks. Whilst we were watching them, the father drove the mother off. She stayed for sometime at a distance protesting loudly. The only explanation of this weird behaviour was that he was chasing her to mate again.Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-42812203199968709042015-07-05T19:07:23.762+01:002015-07-05T19:07:23.762+01:00You really only see them by accident. I checked th...You really only see them by accident. I checked the same place several times today, and there was no sign of it.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-31875893449156044732015-07-05T07:36:59.428+01:002015-07-05T07:36:59.428+01:00The kingfisher pic is pin sharp - I have seen one ...The kingfisher pic is pin sharp - I have seen one only twice, both times as a flash of blue on a river-bank, diving into water, hardly visible unless looking really intently!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683657915069578017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-48307264214792108142015-07-04T22:37:05.211+01:002015-07-04T22:37:05.211+01:00Yours is the only report. No one I spoke to in the...Yours is the only report. No one I spoke to in the park had seen them, and they aren't on the London Bird Club Wiki. You could put your report there.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-85225303783262983022015-07-04T20:40:29.618+01:002015-07-04T20:40:29.618+01:00Great morning birding at the park -at least 20 lif...Great morning birding at the park -at least 20 life birds. Has 2 cormorants I immediately identified as Double-crested flyover while looking for the hobby. Bright orange gular pouches, no white at all. Very common where I come from, but apparently not here. Have any been reported in the area lately?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03564670028940800457noreply@blogger.com