Across from the River Thames, on Wilsham Road, a bungalow called Pendower is just about to be demolished. The grounds have room for two larger properties with higher roofs.

In the early morning, seagulls take up positions watching the river, from vantage points on Wilsham Road. You can tell their most popular positions from the white deposits they leave.

They are ready for whenever there is food on offer. They wheel round,

then swoop down to try to get the food from the ducks.

No, not a new pub, but a genuine black swan

I first saw him on December 5th  in South Abingdon on the gravel pit lake nearest to the Marina and he is still there and very much at home with the mute swans (of which there are 2 large families) and a wide variety of other water birds.

(Many thanks to Elizabeth for the report.)