Wednesday, 14 October 2020

Teeming With Wildlife

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Careful nurturing by the River Nairn Swans and Waterfowl Trust has ensured a successful season for the birds.  The Swans island and moat are...
Wednesday, 7 October 2020

Flying With Mum !

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Smartphones and the Internet can be a real boon when observing the natural world.  Local Trust Member Avril, kindly sent me a short video of...
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Tuesday, 6 October 2020

Four Months and Flying

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Sue and Slims cygnets are now four months old. The first time parents have successfully got them virtually fully grown and have seen them fl...
Sunday, 4 October 2020

Spate Conditions

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Heavy rain overnight on top of recent downpours have pushed the river higher. Spate conditions forces the waterfowl onto the few safe areas,...
Tuesday, 29 September 2020

Slim Does Boo To a Goose

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 Shooting season must be underway again, I noticed a Pink footed Goose on the Swans Island since Sunday. Probably shot and injured along the...
Saturday, 26 September 2020

Disco Deserted

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After 3 months rehab, the injured Drake bitten by a dog, has flown back to the riverside this morning.  The other injured Drake flew back ab...
Wednesday, 23 September 2020

Swans Walking

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 Swans are renowned for their grace and elegance in the water. However not quite so over land, as the short clip below shows.
Saturday, 19 September 2020

Slim Gets Slimmer

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Slim gave me a full view of his featherless wings the other day in full moult. By contrast one of the Cygnets showed it's full plumage a...
Wednesday, 16 September 2020

Swallows Prepare

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Winds swing in from the north, bringing migrating Geese in.  Third week in September is the usual time for bird Migrations to begin.  ...
Saturday, 12 September 2020

EXTINCTION !

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As a lifetime admirer of Sir David Attenborough, I look forward to his latest documentary on BBC TV tomorrow night. No doubt we will al...
Tuesday, 8 September 2020

Nearly There

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Three months old and cygnet wings nearly developed enough for flight training.   Slim has now started moulting and will be unable t...
Friday, 4 September 2020

Sue Takes The Lead

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Windier weather confines Sue, Slim and the cygnets to the river.  Cygnets are still a couple of weeks shy of being able to fly, but...
Tuesday, 1 September 2020

All At Sea

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Our Swans returned to the river the following day, eager for sustenance provided by the Trust. Today, yet another scare by a canoe ...
Sunday, 30 August 2020

Swans Excursion ?

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Our Swan family headed out to Sea around mid day, and at Sunset tonight they had still not returned. The weather is fine and settled ...