David Holland's photos

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca), Hyde Park

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Hyde Park

Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica), Hyde Park

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca), Hyde Park

Pelican's St James' Park

Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) St James Park

Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis), St James Park

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), St James Park

Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus, Rainham Marshes

Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum) Rainham Marshes

Canada Goose, Branta Canadienses, Rainham Marshes,

Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, Rainham Marshes

Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum) Rainham Marshes at last I photographed a Dragonfly in flight - first this year.

Great Egret Ardea alba, Rainham Marshes Aug 2026

European Paper Wasp Polistes dominula, Rainham Marshes

Yellow Shell Moth Camptogramma bilineata, Bromley A new one for me from UK moths A very variable species, with examples ranging from bright yellow through to dark brown, and also variable in size. Four different subspecies occur, with the smaller and darker ones frequenting rocky places in northern Scotland and Ireland. It is quite common throughout Britain, occupying a range of habitats, but with a preference for damper areas. It has one generation, flying from June through to August, and the larvae feed on a variety of low-growing plants, including chickweed (Stellaria media) and sorrel (Rumex).

Buttoned Snout (Hypena rostralis) A locally fairly common species in the south-east of England, it was formerly more widespread. The larvae feed on the leaves of hop (Humulus lupulus). The adults can be found in woodland fringes, hedgerows and similar places from August to October, after which they hibernate and then reappear in the spring.

Crocuses, Hyde Park