Birds in the Park
The Park is home to many types of bird. A quick walk around the lake usually reveals various waterfowl, heron and cormorants. In the past there have been black swans and a healthy Grebe population.
Recently the RSPB has conducted bird spotting events, usually on the south side of the lake. Here is a list of what has been spotted:
| Peregrine falcon |
| Kestrel |
| Sparrowhawk |
| Carrion crow |
| Magpie |
| Lesser black backed gull |
| Black headed gull |
| Parakeet |
| Ruddy duck |
| Mallard |
| Pochard |
| Gadwall |
| Moorhen |
| Coot |
| Cormorant |
| Tufted duck |
| Grey heron |
| Great crested grebe |
| Mute swan |
| Canada goose |
| Greylag goose |
| Wood pigeon |
| Feral pigeon |
| Blackbird |
| Blue tit |
| Great tit |
| Long-tailed tit |
| Coal tit |
| Wren |
| Chaffinch |
| Greenfinch |
| Robin |
| Great spotted woodpecker |
| Green woodpecker |
Albert Bridge Closing
On Monday 15th February the Kensington and Chelsea Council are closing Albert Bridge to motor traffic for major refurbishment. The work is expected to take 18 months, but Park users will still be able to walk across. more...
Sign for All Seasons
Within the frozen Park today,
A ”caution” sign was half-witted.
Warning of ice was quite OK.
Why “No BBQs permitted”?
Please those on duty another day,
Before warnings are transmitted,
By signs or any other way,
Use words that are better fitted.
Philip Wright, January 2010
I have a sign to warn of ice
Because to fall would not be nice
Oh where to put it, what to do
Oh here's a sign, No BBQ
On which I'll mount it, by the gate
Not centred, quite deliberate.
It may bemuse, it may well rile?
I hope, at least, it made you smile.
replies Jerry Birtles, Park Manager
Popular with Photographers
The Park is always popular with photographers and websites are popping up where their work can be seen, such Flickr...