We apologise for the delay...swans on the line

At around 10am on Sunday morning travellers on three trains near Alexandra Palace train station were surprised to hear an unusual announcement - that swans had decided to take a break on the railway lines, forcing them to come to a halt.

Local swan expert Ron Vester said the swans were either out practising their flying technique or being pushed out of their homes by parents eager to start preparing for their new brood.

He said: “This happens quite frequently.

“It’s flying season right now so the elders are teaching the younger ones to fly, or it could be an early case of the elders driving them away from the parents’ nest.”

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