Swan lays six eggs during snowy weather
It may have been wet and cold for the rest of us, but a pair of black-necked swans at the WWT Arundel Wetland Centre produced six eggs during the recent snowy weather. The South American Swans usually begin to nest mid-winter.
Staff have given parents Arnie and Laura straw to insulate the eggs. Staff had to distract the protective male, while adding the straw.
The superviser of the ground team, Sam Halpin said: "While we had the swans away from the nest we checked the eggs. The shells are too thick to candle so we weighed them all to find that four of the eggs appear viable.”
