A slightly shorter-than-usual lunchtime walk found mixed news at the Murdieston Dams. The pair of Mute Swans on the smaller dam seem to have failed completely with the two adults pulled up on the island and the nest empty. It's just possible that the cygnets may have been hidden under one of the parents, but their behaviour suggested not. Over on the main dam, the Mute Swan pair there still have at least 5 of their original brood. Best news however is of the Coot family which hatched a week or so ago. Far from coming to grief, the brood seems to be thriving with eight young being fed by their parents (below) (9,175).
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