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 Post subject: Dead Swan
PostPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:19 am 
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A Swan has been killed at Sirius Lake with Feathers and Blood scattered across the path, no sign of a carcass but it looks gruesome. I phoned the Wildlife Trust and they gave me the number to contact the RSPC, I gave them a call but it has a long hold time and I need to goto work, so could someone please give them a call 03001234999, they'll probably get the kill cleaned up.
Direction for it are: Leave the Vine and head towards the lake, and its the left side around the lake, cant miss it.

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 Post subject: Re: Dead Swan
PostPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:32 am 
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Cambourne's very own big cat? ... or just a fox?


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 Post subject: Re: Dead Swan
PostPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:09 am 
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Two complete posts and nobody's suggested that a drunken teenager might have done it; I call that progress of a sort.

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 Post subject: Re: Dead Swan
PostPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:45 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Dead Swan
PostPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:50 pm 
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timsk wrote:
Two complete posts and nobody's suggested that a drunken teenager might have done it; I call that progress of a sort.



could be human, swans are very good eating ... so I'm told.


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 Post subject: Re: Dead Swan
PostPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:11 pm 
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maybe it was killed to feed the trolls


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 Post subject: Re: Dead Swan
PostPosted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:50 am 
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N wrote:
swans are very good eating ... so I'm told.

Hmm... swans are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981 so it's an offence to actually kill one, but would one be allowed to take an already-dead animal home, à la Roadkill Chef?

... consults Teh Google ...

Turns out we probably can't. :biggrin: Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies did, and got a visit from the boys in blue. Best quote from the BBC report:

Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies wrote:
"I had to give a statement. I offered them coffee and asked them if they would like to try some swan terrine but I think they were rather horrified. That was a mistake, wasn't it?"

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 Post subject: Re: Dead Swan
PostPosted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:30 pm 
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timsk wrote:
N wrote:
swans are very good eating ... so I'm told.

Hmm... swans are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981 so it's an offence to actually kill one, but would one be allowed to take an already-dead animal home, à la Roadkill Chef?

... consults Teh Google ...

Turns out we probably can't. :biggrin: Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies did, and got a visit from the boys in blue. Best quote from the BBC report:

Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies wrote:
"I had to give a statement. I offered them coffee and asked them if they would like to try some swan terrine but I think they were rather horrified. That was a mistake, wasn't it?"



taking fish from the lakes and eating them is illegal too ... dosn't mean people don't do it, the police are all catching speeding motorists to worry about a few fish and birds ;-)


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 Post subject: Re: Dead Swan
PostPosted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:06 pm 
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A fox is the most likely swan killer


Very sad whatever the cause

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 Post subject: Re: Dead Swan
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Mr. Armchair wrote:
A fox is the most likely swan killer


Very sad whatever the cause


console yourself with the thought that mumy foxywoxy and her hungry cubs went to bed with full tummies last night.


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 Post subject: Re: Dead Swan
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The swans on the lakes are so beautiful and I love it when they come into land on the water, so much power in their wings.

Maybe the swan was ill or old and when the fox got it. There was one lonely looking swan on that lake the other day.


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 Post subject: Re: Dead Swan
PostPosted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:34 pm 
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*wonders whether the police will be checking Hollowfox's bin for feathers*

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 Post subject: Re: Dead Swan
PostPosted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:03 am 
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mad_abbot wrote:
*wonders whether the police will be checking Hollowfox's bin for feathers*


I hope not, haven't you noticed the Rooks have decreased recently?

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 Post subject: Re: Dead Swan
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Is it part of the family of swans on lake Lambert? :cry:


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 Post subject: Re: Dead Swan
PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:57 am 
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The Lake Lambert swan family moved to Sirius Lake months ago - so, sadly, the answer is yes. :cry:


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