Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Stranded swan
I just found this young fellow at the bottom of my garden. I didn't see it arrive but it was probably scared out of its wits escaping from some kind of aggression. It seems quite unable to get out again and, even if it knew how to take off, there really isn't room to get airborne.
I've called a swan rescuer who has helped us out before.
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Permalink Reply by Dick Harris on
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A very proficient young woman showed up before 7pm. We wentdown the garden in the dark with torches, scaring off a fox as we went. She checked over the bird for injuries then wrapped it up in a purpose built straight jacket. She put the bundle into an IKEA carrier bag and scarpered. It was undoubtedly one of the family of seven cygnets that was often seen on this stretch of the river. The rescuer said she had collected another only two days ago from a neighbouring garden. It will be released on a large body of water.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
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Great news
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Permalink Reply by Anna T on
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Thank you Dick for posting this and for the update. I am glad too that you were able to help.
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Permalink Reply by Alison P on
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Oh gosh, sorry to hear this has happened again. I think last year a swan sadly died in similar circumstances - really glad you were able to help. I understand they have curious family dynamics once the cygnets get to a certain age ...
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I found this gruesome object in the garden yesterday so it looks as though one of the family didn't make it. No sign of the rest of the body so this must have been left here by a fox. Obligingly, it was removed overnight.
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Permalink Reply by Alyson on
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Dick, please could you give contact details for swan rescue? Or, if you are on Facebook, see a post this morning on Lordship Rec group, someone has posted about a cygnet stuck behind a fence. Thank you
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Try Lawrence on 079 4774 4746.
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