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Cygnet spotting

  • 11-06-2014 8:30pm
    #1
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭


    Anyone witness any cygnets around? I think this is the time of year to observe them. Have promised a little one a chance to see them..


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  • #2
    Kittywake
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭Kittywake


    There are two adult swans with three cygnets at Waterside in Woodquay, and there are five cygnets down at Claddagh. They are lovely to see.


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Aye, Claddagh is usually the spot. Just read up on what to feed them (if you plan to).


  • #4
    thesandeman
    Registered Users Posts: 9,894 ✭✭✭thesandeman


    And please don't bring WD40 as per other thread!


  • #5
    El_Dangeroso
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    There was a man in the water with a very expensive video camera filming cygnets in the water behind the cathedral about two weeks ago. Looked to be for some kind of professional production. Luckily for him the swans were tolerating him.


  • #6
    MadYaker
    Registered Users Posts: 12,140 ✭✭✭✭MadYaker


    biko wrote: »
    Aye, Claddagh is usually the spot. Just read up on what to feed them (if you plan to).

    Don't feed them at all, they are wild animals.


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  • #7
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    Thanks guys.
    They were observed in the Claddagh quays. Smiles were created.


  • #8
    Fey!
    Registered Users Posts: 4,184 ✭✭✭Fey!


    We've been watching them on our facebook page.


  • #9
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    Saw one swan and one tiny cygnet on Eglinton yesterday. Isn't that odd? There are normally more of them - of maybe it was a daddy-son excursion away from the others..
    Picture of somewhere else
    eE0hL2n.jpg?1


  • #10
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,121 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Don't be drawing attention to them with royalty coming next week - they might get put on the menu.


  • #11
    tenacious-me
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭tenacious-me


    Saw a whole heap of them on the canal near Wards last week, at least 5 at once


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  • #12
    Crumbs868
    Closed Accounts Posts: 438 ✭✭Crumbs868


    Saw one of these in salthill


  • #13
    Zzippy
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,166 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    snubbleste wrote: »
    Saw one swan and one tiny cygnet on Eglinton yesterday. Isn't that odd? There are normally more of them - of maybe it was a daddy-son excursion away from the others..
    Picture of somewhere else
    eE0hL2n.jpg?1

    Probably the last survivor of the brood. Pretty high mortality last cpl of years, mink seem to have got most of them.


  • #14
    Moribund
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭Moribund


    Great news. 4 Cygnets arrived. Congrats to Galway Swan Rescue on setting up the floating pallet to keep the nest dry during periods of high tide. Can't post a link but pictures / video on Galway Swan rescue facebook page.


  • #15
    jkforde
    Registered Users Posts: 1,991 ✭✭✭jkforde


    Kittywake wrote: »
    There are two adult swans with three cygnets at Waterside in Woodquay, and there are five cygnets down at Claddagh. They are lovely to see.

    just saw a pair with two chicks at Waterside

    🌦️ 6.7kwp, 45°, SSW, mid-Galway 🌦️



  • #16
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Moribund wrote: »
    Great news. 4 Cygnets arrived. Congrats to Galway Swan Rescue on setting up the floating pallet to keep the nest dry during periods of high tide. Can't post a link but pictures / video on Galway Swan rescue facebook page.

    Great! Was actually about to post about that as well.


  • #17
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    The nest at Mill St has hatched 4-5 cygnets in the past day. They have not even gone into the water yet! Both parent swans are very protective


  • #18
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    Cute as a cygnet cygnets gliding on Eglinton Canal today.


  • #19
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    All the Oranmore brood died apart from one - which is now gone, hopefully chased off! There were two of them that were more or less fully grown, but one of them died. There were five to begin with, and a sixth I think that died almost immediately.

    She is nesting again though, haven't checked in a while, she didn't build the nest on the raft this time - it's actually quite close to the road going into Tesco. Hopefully high enough that the tide doesn't take it.


  • #20
    charlie_says
    Registered Users Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭charlie_says


    Here's a nice one from a few years ago I took in Woodquay.


  • #21
    tenacious-me
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭tenacious-me


    Spotted these ones this morning on the canal near Wards!


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  • #22
    charlie_says
    Registered Users Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭charlie_says


    Was on the phone couldn't post image properly

    tmp_19660_2016_05_16_10_53_05_736375756.jpg


  • #23
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    https://twitter.com/CTribune/status/739875138934562816


  • #24
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Five new ones now again in Oranmore. :)


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