Simply Superb Swans

WE ARE CUSTODIANS OF THE PLANET AND HAVE A DUTY TO CARE FOR IT. For the past 18 years I've had the privilege of watching and caring for the resident Swans on our local river estuary. I have been charmed and fascinated by their parental skills and beauty in the water, they are Simply Superb Swans. Annual Membership to the River Nairn Swans and Waterfowl Trust is £20 for a family, can be paid securely through the PayPal Donate button below. Thank you.

Friday, 7 May 2021

Sue Gets a Break

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 Weather has been pretty cold lately, with a relentless Northerly wind, sleet and rain.  Sue has weathered it all, keeping her clutch safe a...
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Wednesday, 5 May 2021

Marvellous Mandarin

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Our Exotic visitor continues to enjoy the company  and advantages of the Swans Island.                         It's a welcome splash of ...
Sunday, 2 May 2021

Slim And The Mandarin

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 Surprise visitor to the swans island today, a very beautiful and colourful male Mandarin duck. I know we have one or two farther up the riv...
Thursday, 29 April 2021

Too Cute

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Just how do you keep 17 ducklings warm in  an icy wind ?  Get a sunny spot, out of the wind, under a bush.                     If all that f...
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Tuesday, 27 April 2021

Look What I've Got !

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 Finally the end result of Disco's egg laying marathon.. 15 plus 2 from the gull raided nest.  Only 3 eggs did not hatch from her total ...
Saturday, 24 April 2021

Busy Week

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 Been a busy week all round. The near disaster with Disco having let her eggs get cold during the Frosty nights, has miraculously come right...
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Wednesday, 21 April 2021

Incubator 2 Hatch

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The two eggs saved from the Gulls assault on the island ducks nest, - hatched yesterday.  So far, Disco's eggs show no signs of life, wi...
Sunday, 18 April 2021

First Ducklings Hatch

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Beautiful surprise on the riverside today, not one but two hatchings of Ducklings !  A mother with 6 at the Swans island, and another with 9...
Friday, 16 April 2021

Disco Nesting Disaster ?

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With only a week to go before Disco's ducklings were due to hatch...bad news ! A couple of nights ago I heard a commotion coming from Di...
Saturday, 10 April 2021

MISSING SHOVEL - PLEASE RETURN

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 Would the person who removed the round mouthed Shovel / Spade, from the riverbank beside the Swans Island, Kindly return it. This Shovel is...
Wednesday, 7 April 2021

April Fool

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 It's common knowledge on the lower Riverside not to disturb nesting birds. There are signs posted to that effect. In addition, Local Ha...
Tuesday, 6 April 2021

Blizzard !

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The Arctic blast continues, this morning I was caught briefly in the thick of it.   The wind must have been 50 miles an hour and the snow wa...
Monday, 5 April 2021

Arctic Air and Graces

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 The Forecast Arctic blast arrived today, escaping the Snow locally was a plus.  However, the wind speed and temperature was definitely Arct...
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