Urban birding in London

A few photos from Hampstead Heath, London

Unided damselfly

a Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)

A few snaps from the Royal Botanical gardens at KEW

a Eurasian Coot family (Fulica atra)

Check the feet of the chick.. they will eventually become a lot more webbed to help them to swim better like in the photo below

A group of ugly ducklings... Mute Swans (Cygnus olor)

A sleeping Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)

the beautiful Sackler Crossing, designed by British architect John Pawson.

an introduced Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) in the gardens

a bush of beautiful Lavender (Lavandula) flowers

And a signing Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

the same fellow hitting a higher note!

A couple of snaps from St James Park

Here's three of the famous Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) of the park

And a curious Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)

And to end a couple of snaps from Surrey, at the edge of London:

a amazing male Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)

and lastly, a pair of the most common duck in Europe - Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) - seen here fighting!