Father, mother and two cygnets were released back on to the lower lake at The Lawns in December. |
We have a breeding pair of swans on North Bradley lake and for the last two years all of their cygnets have been taken by foxes. |
The mother had lived on the river for eight years and had hatched three cygnets this spring. |
After hatching, parents led the cygnets to feeding grounds on lawns surrounding the lake or shallow water close to the shore. |
Six mute swans and cygnets and three foxes were found dead close to one another in Kilcoole some days ago. |
The two swans and their four cygnets became covered in oil after the dredgers dug the substance up from the canal bed. |