Just over a month since hatching and the cygnets are gaining confidence and growing to look more like the parents with longer necks and bigger bodies.
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Mechanical monsters have invaded the quiet waters of Eyemouth to scour the harbour floor. Oozing black mud and sea water, the detritus of the last three years is hauled up and deposited on the waiting Shearwater, the flat bottomed boat which dumps each load into the North Sea. These workhorses dwarf everything else in the harbour, labouring both day […]
A sad end to the week, as the following extract posted by the Berwick Swan and Wildlife Trust in the local paper makes clear. “A little cygnet came in recently from Eyemouth. It appeared to have injured its leg, as it was unable to use its left leg at all. The bird was x-rayed and the vet thought […]
Pre war Britain came to the harbour today in the shape of a classic Austin Seven Saloon. Nicknamed the Baby Austin, they were built by the Austin Motor Company in 1922. Such was their popularity that by 1939 there were some 290,000 in service throughout the world. My father owned an Austin Seven after the war. He called it the […]
The man in the Fishermen’s Mutual Association, as reliable a source as you could hope for, has confirmed the story of the cygnet with the broken leg. A telephone call to the Berwick Swan and Wildlife Trust flagged up the injury and the cygnet was picked up at the nest. It will receive treatment then be […]
The end of week two and sadly one of the cygnets appears to have perished. Tales that the little one was ‘away to the vets to mend a broken leg’ gave some hope, but this now seems unlikely. On a positive note, the remaining seven are thriving and are often to be seen in the […]
The debate about Scottish Independence stepped up this weekend, with a brief affirmative appearing on the hill above the harbour. Torn between head and heart, between acts of faith and a pact with the devil you know, the outcome for Scotland is far from assured as the polls divide equally between the yes, no and […]
End of week one and the cygnets are exploring the local travel options.
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