A walk around the park this morning brought a few surprises: the 14 goslings we had seen earlier in the week had all gone, presumably predated, and a grey heron, which we have not seen for a while, was back (presumably from the heronry to which they disappear at this time of the year).
A grey wagtail leaping from one stone to another on the River FromeA wren, one of the noisiest birds but often the most difficult to see, beneath the tree canopy.The grey heron pretending to sleepThe five cygnets were safeA cormorant gorging on the fish stocks in the park lakeLesser black-backed gull, surely no 1 suspect for the disappearance of the goslingsLesser black-backed gullMute swan keeping a keen eye on its cygnetsThe grey heron perching on a fallen tree in the middle of the lake. There was an earlier attempt to remove the tree but coots had already started nesting there.Close up of the grey heronRed horse chestnut, popular in large gardens and parks in BritainThe lake in the parkYellow flags on the park lakeA beautiful hornbeam between the park lake and the River FromeWe sat opposite the kingfishers nest on the River Frome for a while but there was no action this morningBeautiful demoiselleFemale beautiful demoiselleBeautiful demoiselle in flight
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