The lovely summer spell of weather continues, with an increase in visitors along the riverside.
The low water conditions mean the birds are again gathering at the Merryton bridge for their daily supplementary feed, providing an added attraction for the visitors.
Smartphones at the ready for a holiday memento of their visit to Nairn, and the wildlife near at hand to lift the mood.
Yesterday Sue had an away day with her 3 cygnets and once again Trust member Avril was on hand to capture their return on video.
The big surprise was, that Sue was accompanied by 8 cygnets !
These were probably a family that had recently been fledged and latched onto Sue and her offspring on the way home.
This is the time of year when swans start to jettison their cygnets to fend for themselves, these ones I reckon were a few weeks older than Sue's.
Slim and Sue spent an hour and half trying to chase them out of the Moat - their exclusive territory !
Slim is still unable to fly, so he left the job mainly to Sue who eventually got them all into the river and escorted them back to Sea.
One returned this morning but was given short shrift by Sue, watched closely by Slim and the cygnets. One of them joined in the expulsion, and I suspect it was the male. Was getting dark so yesterdays photos are poor. Avril's short video below captures the lovely sound of the wings as they pass overhead.
The River Nairn Swans and Waterfowl Trust has been established just over 8 years. It has been brought to my attention that some indiv...
