To set the scene, here is the Millstream viewed from the concrete bridge built by the old Abingdon firm Cowley Concrete. This was early this morning, with the ducks all resting on the bank and the reflections perfectly clear on the still water.

A mute swan, one of two, gliding past with its reflection distorted by the water.

A pair of ducks going about together. Hopefully there will be ducklings to report before too long.

A moorhen moving through rippling water, the surface reflecting the brick fronts of the Thamesview houses.

One of the many robins that sing along this stretch of the stream.

A blackbird, fresh from a squabble with a rival, pausing on a low perch overlooking the Abbey Meadows.

Finally, a muntjac deer. I saw another two among the wilder bushes today, and also startled an egret, though neither stayed long enough for a photograph. This one lingered on the bank near the CEF industrial unit.