I received a call yesterday from a friend saying they had sighted a young swan near the reserve, I asked if it had a red leg tag and they said yes. So I knew there was a fair chance it was our young cygnet that left a few weeks ago. So I set off in my buggy to see if it was indeed our youngster. When I arrived at Dunces houses sure enough it was our little friend surrounded by workmen throwing bread to her, she did seem hungry, and a little bedraggled!

I decided it would be best to take her back to the reserve as she was very close to a busy road. The next problem was how to get her back, I tried to put her in the back of the buggy but she just hopped out as soon as I started moving. So I picked her up, got in the buggy and sat her on my knee. I was pleasantly surprised to find she seemed quite happy to sit there and be chauffeur driven back to the reserve. Thankfully there was no wing flapping or signs of stress, as you can see below:-

She knew her way home and once out the cab quickly waddled her way down to her pond. Let’s see how long she stays!