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Details of the swans ringed

The metal rings are BTO (British Trust for Ornithology) and the plastic darvics are WWT (Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust). Sam rings as part of the Coleman and Coleman Ringing Group

Rosneath,
Gare Loch
15 October 2008

Pair + 4 cygnets (was 5, from 5 eggs)
3CDK
W12174 (lost darvic 3CCU) – new darvic added today

ZZ6525 / 3DNS (1 of 4)
Female cygnet 9.8 kg

ZZ6526 / 3DNT (2 of 4)
Female cygnet 8.0 kg

ZZ6527 / 3DNU (3 of 4)
Female cygnet 8.0 kg

ZZ6528 / 3DNV (4 of 4)
Male cygnet 10.2 kg

W12174 / 3DNP - Darvic Added
(darvic 3CCU removed by local woman)
Male adult 14.2 kg
Ringed as adult male in care at Hessilhead Rescue Centre, nr. Beith. Last seen in May 2005 at Balloch.

3CDK / W05969
Adult female
Ringed as a cygnet (1 surviving of brood of 8) at Springburn Park, Glasgow on 28/8/04. Sighting at Balloch in August 2006 and Victoria Park, Glasgow in December 2006. This suggests that this bird may have left Rosneath after the nest was destroyed in 2006?

News Updates

Another one of your Rosneath cygnets has been spotted! 3DNT seen at Castle Semple, Lochwinnoch on 29/12/09. Distance 26km.

David Gardiner wrote. Tuesday, December 01, 2009
We had orange ring 3DNA arrive at our place today, it came right up to feed with the other swans.
we had 38 mute swan this morning and 9 whoopers that didn`t hang about.

Kirstie's reply
Thanks very much for this sighting. Looking closely at your photos the ring appears to be 3DNU not 3DNA.

3DNU (metal ZZ6527) was ringed as a female cygnet (3 of 4) at Rosneath, Gare Loch on 15/10/08. This is a movement of 98km!

Interestingly, this brood were featured in a fantastic DVD made by a local film maker Robert Bell. He followed the adult pair from the nest building right through to the cygnets being ringed.

This amazing story was shot over a period of 15 months of a pair of swans. Rearing their young from the egg to adulthood and their final flight to start their new life...