Swan watch - From Stanwick Lakes

Ok, set myself up for this one nicely. However they are so adorable, how could I not share?

The swans have been sitting here for quite a while now, when I went up on Friday I notice an egg shell out of the nest. As you can imagine this made me very excited at the prospect of finally seeing so newly hatched cygnets

That's such a lovely photo ..................................................... more please ................................................


Lai

Went to the lake bright and early on Saturday to see if I could spy the cygnets and first thing i saw was an empty nest.



Slowly walked up to the bank and peered over the edge and this is what I saw.









Heheh! They are just so cute. Didn't get there yesterday, but I will be up there this evening with camera for Swan and Goose watch!! There are two other swans nesting so I'll be checking on them too!!

Oooooo you've got to keep us posted on this one AM. Lovely photo, but dont get to near they can get nasty when they have young so be careful
WS

Oh no, I won't!! They hiss enough when they don't have babies!! Luckily they are down quite a bank so can't get close to them anyway oh they are so cute!!

Those cygnets are just so adorable looking - thanks so much for all the photos.

Lai

We still have 6 cygnets!!

They were all in the bigger lake today. After feeding, they headed over to the waters edge, got out, crossed the path and went into the smaller lake which holds the island where their nest is. I don't know if they headed back to the nest as it was over the other side to where we are (used the digital zoom on the camera, apologies for the poor quality)



Bottoms up from babies

Oh my!

Aren't they just the most adorable balls of gray fluff you have ever seen. They are perfect.

This will be a great thread to watch as they grow. Hopefully you will be able to keep up with them AM. No pressure

Thanks for sharing.

SM

No pressure at all!! They really are adorable though!! The cutest things I've seen for ages!!!

If you want to see them SM, they are in the lake behind the visitors centre and they nest in the lake to the right of that!

Excellent. Thanks for that AM. I was hoping to get out with the camera this weekend (depending on the weather!), might head to Stanwick.

SM

Oh WOW, what beautiful pictures and adorable Cygnets, they are simply lovely Anne-Marie, so excited about this thread. Cygnets are just the cutest aren't they, I love the bottoms up picture it so made me smile. Thank you so much for starting this thread, it's going to be a lovely one to watch, hopefuly they wont go into hiding like the Geece and Goslings did and I'm keeping my fingers crossed you are able to catch up with them too......it's like our own little Spring watch.

littlewid-x-

Ok, I got a bit snap happy last night so still sorting through photos. Pleased to say all 6 cygnets were there. Also one more family, with newly hatched cygnets still in nest ... we counted 4! Will post in a bit

Excellent AM. Always like it when you are snap happy!

Another new brood of sygnets as well, fantastic.

SM

I'll start with a picture from our new family. She is incredibly well hidden!!

And on to our first family.





'What you doing mum?'



'So it goes a bit like this?'