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Cygnets
21/9/12
Nice to see they were succesful this year :)
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Swan family
21/9/12
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Preening swans
21/9/12
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Dipper
River Clyde
Old Govan Docks
21/9/12
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Female looking for nesting material. Not a good idea to nest there.
18/3/11
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Coot down by the Clyde sitting with the swans with sore leg. Probably injured in a fight with another Coot.
5/4/11
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Hoping this egg will hatch? First time I have seen these swans lay an egg.
6/4/11
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7/4/11
Starting to throw twigs down for them to build a nest.
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One sorry egg
8/4/11
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Day 4 and still not interested in the egg.
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Coot still feeling sore.
8/4/11
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11/4/11
There were 3 eggs at the weekend but now one remains.
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11/4/11
Some caterer guy comes in a van and throws out yesterdays bread to them. Does this every second morning.
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This one is still abandoned
15/4/11
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This one is being sat on
15/4/11
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16/4/11
Not sure if this was the abandoned egg or she laid another and lost the abandoned egg?
Getting confusing now :)
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16/4/11
Takes 34 - 38 days to hatch but the way she has been laying and losing eggs, I can only guess now :)
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16/4/11
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18/4/11
At least it looks like a nest now :)
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19th/4/11
Haven't seen the Coot lately but hope it's ok.
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20/4/11
Some walking abortions just are that. No brains, nothing but scum.
Throwing down a metal fencing. What is the point with these people? Scum!
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21.4.11
Some nugget threw this fencing down which stuck in the float.
Why? Sheer stupidity.
Luckily it didn't hit the adults.
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22/4/11
4 eggs now.
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Nice to see them sharing the nest :)
22/4/11
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22/4/11
Geting annoyed now with idiots throwing bricks and other stuff down at them.
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22/4/11
Mallards being tolerated by the swans
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24/4/11
Nice to see the Male is sharing in the duties :)
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27/4/11
5 eggs now. Can't see in the photo but one of the dog walkers saw them when the female came off the nest to stretch her legs.
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28/4/11
Looking good
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30/4/11
Threw down a load of grass tufts for them to use as nesting.
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2/5/11
It's still a joy to see them nesting. Don't know how the incubation works but the way she has been laying eggs at different times, heck knows when they will hatch but if only one hatches, it will have been worth all the work.
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6/5/11
It's a long slog but hopefully it will be fruitful for them.
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8/5/11
Pretty far down at low tide.
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8/5/11
Weather got horrible today with the rain in the afternoon.
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At last. Finally got a look at the 5 eggs.
8/5/11
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10/5/11
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12/5/11
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14/5/11
Male wanting a shot of incubating but she wasn't having it.
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