Some Sad News To Impart

Nigel went for a bit of a toddle along the river to see how his beloved swans were doing ……

…… however, when he met up with the lovely lady with the very old dog who also keeps an eye on them she had sad news to impart ………

It seems that only one of the four “babies” has been seen recently and he/she was looking very alone as they now had to fend for themselves and the other swans weren’t being that friendly. The father was also looking equally out of sorts because swans pair for life and his “wife”, ringed as No. 54, hasn’t been seen for an awful time and was now presumed to be dead. 

There was a lady swan that had appeared to have caught his eye but he had a rival, another cob who was extremely aggressive. The lovely lady with the very old dog said it looked as if he not only had designs on said lady swan but also on the original nest up by outlet.

Poor Nigel is putting a brave face on …… he’s still going to keep checking, but this news does not bode too well.