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