12 October 2017
An injured swan which was
abandoned when its herd migrated to Iceland in March has been reunited with
some of its former companions.
The whooper swan, named Hula,
damaged a wing and was unable to join the annual 2,000-mile round trip from
Frampton March Nature Reserve in Lincolnshire.
The cob has been waiting
patiently for the other birds to return, staff at the centre said.
"The lonely swan is lonely
no more," Chris Andrews, from the reserve, said.
"About 20 swans arrived back
from Iceland this week and are spending their days eating sugar beet tops in
nearby fields before returning to the reserve at night.
"Hula spotted two other
whoopers close to the reserve and went over to join them," he said.
"Since then he seems to have
spent a lot of time hanging out with them."
Mr Andrews said it is not known
if they are simply friends or potential mates.
Whooper swans - so named because
of the noise they make - migrate to breeding grounds in Iceland in the spring.
A group of up to 60 return to the reserve each year for winter.
Mr Andrews said the others are
expected to return over the next few days.
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