Unusually 11 Cygnets hatched at Widewater this year, 7 of them parented by one mother and the other 4 parented by a different mother but all 11 shared the same father! The batch of 7 hatched on 12th May and the batch of 4 hatched on 17th May.

Very sadly, the batch of 4 were predated by Foxes on the evening of 17th May and this was almost certainly because their nest was not on one of the Widewater islands. The batch of 7 nested on Tamarisk island which meant they were at less risk of predators and to date, 6 of the 7 have survived and seem to be enjoying life swimming around both sides of the lagoon and being fed and watered by local residents.

One day old Cygnets on Tamarisk Island (Photo by Dave Hoggen)