Our Aveley Marsh family of Mute Swans are now on the wing with one of the four normal youngsters having already having moved. The rest of the family including the gleaming white Polish cygnet are still out there doing circuits.  This is the first year that this pair have successfully raised a Polish bird...

Jo Collins captured one of this practice flights on Monday during her visit... a great record of this breeding success.

Polish

Traditional...

24-10-14