Wildlife and birds seen during a walk in Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens - 30th January 2026

I began my walk at the Marble Arch end of Hyde Park where I came across this enormous Mimosa

A Blue Tit landed on the railings in front of me

There were some beautiful red berries in one of the enclosed garden areas

A male Blackbird stood on the grass for a short time

A Herring Gull was standing in the closed-off area that had recently been used for the Winter Wonderland fairground.  The ground is now being slowly repaired!

A Grey Squirrel came down from a tree and sat near some daffodils

A patch of grass in the Dell was completely covered with Snowdrops

A pair of Egyptian Geese were standing on top of a tall tree at the back of the Dell

Closer view of the pair of Egyptian Geese

Grey Squirrel resting on a tree in the Dell

Paperbush plant flowering near the Serpentine

Mute Swan standing at the edge of the Serpentine - I just missed it flapping its wings!

Canada goose at the back and what looks like a Canada/Greylag hybrid at the front

Pair of Gadwalls on the Serpentine

Mute Swan having a drink

Black-headed Gull standing on the landing stage on the Long Water in Kensington Gardens

Several Cormorants standing on a fallen chestnut branch in the Long Water

Robin and Grey Squirrel in the same tree

Azaleas in flower near the Flower Walk, Kensington Gardens

Brightly-coloured Cyclamen in a dark area along the Flower Walk

Black Swan following a Mute Swan on the Long Water

Black and Mute Swans preening together

Lovely Black Swan

showing off his long neck here!

Grey Squirrel on a bench near the edge of the Long Water

Aggressive Mute Swan breaking up a gathering of Mute Swans

Blonde Egyptian goose walking along the path at the edge of the Serpentine

 

Greylag Goose with large piece of French bread being followed in Hyde Park

The last time my camera took me for a walk round the Serpentine in Hyde Park, on Sunday, I saw a Greylag goose with a large piece of French bread in it's beak.  This caused a lot of interest from the other geese in the area and ended up with a game of pass-the-parcel!

A Canada goose was closely following the Greylag.

The Greylag was quickly surrounded by other hungry geese.

The goose managed to stop off for a quick bite, but was being pursued by a Canada goose.

The Canada goose managed to steal the bread, but it was soon it was harassed by a young gull, who managed to get the largest piece.  Meanwhile two Greylag geese were having a loud argument.

Then it was time for the Canada goose to get into action and try to get the large piece of bread back.

The young gull managed to hang onto it.

No, it was back in the Canada's beak.

Not for long - a Greylag was running off with the spoils stuck onto the end of it's beak.

Time to get a quick bite before someone else grabbed the bread.

Sunny birding walk in Hyde Park

A few weeks ago my camera took me for a walk in the sunshine - hard to believe with the miserable, dull, snowy weather that London is having to put up with at the moment.  Anyway, we went for a walk round the Serpentine lake in Hyde Park. 

There we saw a pair of Gadwalls.

A large Greylag goose with a strange white patchy face.

Maybe it is a hybrid goose?  Does anyone have any clues?

An Egyptian goose was enjoying the sunshine at the edge of the lake.

A juvenile Herring gull was floating around in the water.

A Black-headed gull was enjoying drifting around on the air currents - it was quite a windy day.

Another Black-headed gull was enjoying telling all the other birds off!

This Black-headed gull was just enjoying minding it's own business and floating around in the water.

Near the cafe half way along the Serpentine I came across this Starling standing on the edge of a large plant container and admiring all the flowers.

Another Starling was posing while hanging onto the edge of the curved railings.

In fact several Starlings were hanging onto the top of the curved railings by the cafe.

At the end of the lake, near the other cafe by the Serpentine, there was a group of three Mallards - two drakes (one white, one with normal colouring) and one female.  They always hang around together and I have seen them before on other walks round the Serpentine.

When I was leaving the park via the flower garden I came across a robin standing on top of a bench and enjoying the sunshine.

It then flew onto a branch in a nearby flowering shrub and tried to hide from me.

It was not at all afraid and eventually landed on the ground in front of the bench and posed very nicely in the sunshine.

I am now looking forward to more sunny days!