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?