27 March The resident swans have commenced nest building on the reed bed spit.

28 March From the way she is acting & is very heavy underneath, I anticipate that she will lay over this weeekend.

2 April Swan laid an egg on Sunday & Tuesday, lays every two days, so we will keep a look on Thursday

6 April The Swan has layed at least 3 eggs from Sun 30th Mar. She started sitting on the nest fulltime as from the 5th April, a full 12 days later than last year. On the 6th of April she was seen turning 6 eggs. So we came assume that is the egg count. She will be sitting on the eggs for approx 35 days from the 5th April

15 April Friars Park - the swans have nested and the female is sitting on the eggs. The situation is being monitored by park users to prevent a repitition of last year's tragic events

 10 May Swan due to hatch cygnets from 10th onwards

15 May 1.57 pm The male swan is beside the nest; the female is making parping noises. Cygnets are hatching!

15 May 5 pm Three cygnets seen

16 May Correction - Two cygnets hatched big & healthy

19 May  5 Cygnets hatched at Friars Park on Monday (19 May), all OK up to Friday afternoon (23 May).

15 June 2 Cygnets at Southchurch Park East, 1 month old on 12th June & growing fast. Female Swan(Pen) is starting her yearly moult.

27 June One cygnet has been killed by foxes; one cygnet only remaining

25 July fishing line removed from cygnet's neck, mandible/throat by B.Dobinson & J.Jakes at Friar's Park

8 September 1915 hours all three Swans flew from the NE to SW across the lake for the first time

18 September the three  Swans left the lake at 10 am today. The female landed in the car park, but the cygnet flew very high with the male. He landed in Southchurch Park. The cygnet did a full two park circuit before landing safely back in Southchurch Park East. They are about two weeks ahead of last year.