{"id":61,"date":"2011-10-22T21:56:47","date_gmt":"2011-10-22T20:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swanrescue.org.uk\/?p=61"},"modified":"2017-04-19T22:26:32","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T21:26:32","slug":"rhoose-point-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swanrescue.org.uk\/?p=61","title":{"rendered":"Rhoose Point Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Had a call from Dewi, a resident at Rhoose Point this morning. A swan had been sitting in the middle of the fairway for a day or so, and apart from accepting bread, was not moving about. As there was a concern about the cause of death of a swan that was thought to have been the male (Cob) of the family group living on the pond, I went to have a look.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The swan was where it had been reported to be, and it didn’t try and move away as I walked past it – not usual behaviour! As I guessed that this swan wasn’t going anywhere (and as it actually behaving normally would have been good), I went to have a look at the swans on the lake.<\/p>\n

It had been reported that the cob had disappeared a week or so ago, possibly visiting Barry Old Harbour and Barry Dock. A sick cob was removed from the Knap Lake in Barry a few days ago, but died during the journey to Shepperton Swan Sanctuary, and this was thought to have been the male of this family. So it was a bit surprising to discover TWO adult swans with the four remaining cygnets.<\/p>\n

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Having taken a few photographs, I turned my attention to the original swan. Again, it let me approach far too closely, so I decided that Peter and Ellen should be the ones to decide it’s immediate future. A simple hand between the wings was enough to pin it to the ground, and although it struggled slightly, it didn’t put up the sort of struggle that a healthy swan would.<\/p>\n

A little later the swan had it’s face in a bowl of food at Ellen’s holding pen in Newport. A phone call from Peter later indicated that they weren’t happy with the swan, and it was a likely candidate for Shepperton tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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