Late Summer In The Park

13 Sept

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The dry spell has ended and we are beginning to see some migrants

This Spotted Flycatcher had just dropped the wasp on the right and was trying to retrieve its tea!

Mrs Kingfisher looking urban here as she perches on a shopping trolley in the lake.

This Little Egret has been with us for months now

Some nice flight shots of it

Spends a lot of time looking for fish

Eating a lot of Sticklebacks - hopefully will be some left for the Kingfishers!

The Sparrowhawks have gone now - chased off by Magpies as every year

Autumn Blackberries

We have at least 2 kingfishers again - still waiting to get them together - this is a male

Fish bashing!

Having a preen

Inverted reflection in the water - they perch on these pipes on the top of a tunnel arch

Its been a good year for Moorhens - raising many chicks

Dragonflies have had a good summer when the Egret is not eating them!

Beautiful Demoiselle Damselfly

Red Admirals can been seen any time of year - they wake up if it gets warm and bright

Our bees have been building their honeycomb again - its several metres high now in their tree

A young Treecreeper

Junior Bluetit

Many Chiffchaffs this year

Spotted Flycatcher stopped off a for a day on migration

A very young Cormorant with a near white chest

Adult Cormorant fleeing from feirce dog

Lots of big carp in our lakes

Herring Gull Jnr eating a fish

Ducklings almost fully grown - a very good year for Mallards

Further down town - the Peregrines ahve done thier annual migration to our local tall offices from the church they spend summer at

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New Pelicans Near Buckingham Palace