Bonding Or Mating ?

Penny and Duke gave me a surprise today with what appeared to be a mating session at high tide.

With the continued ongoing investigation into this years hatch failure, seeing them mating so soon after the removal of the infertile eggs is quite a surprise. 

There appeared to be nothing wrong with their performance today, which makes me wonder if they were not in sync earlier this year. 

Climate change is playing havoc with nature in so many ways. The start of this year was exceptionally mild in February and here we are approaching mid summer, and it feels like November in this part of the world !

Having spoken to Sue our avian adviser earlier today, she tells me that there are still swans sitting on eggs down in the Swindon area, 500 miles south of here.