{"id":195152,"date":"2023-10-23T14:01:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T14:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=195152"},"modified":"2023-10-23T14:01:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T14:01:51","slug":"residents-form-swan-patrol-to-help-family-of-birds-across-busy-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/world-news\/residents-form-swan-patrol-to-help-family-of-birds-across-busy-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents form &apos;Swan Patrol&apos; to help family of birds across busy road"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Market town residents form &#8216;Swan Patrol&#8217; to guide family of birds across a busy road after cars hit and killed two cygnets<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Concerned locals have formed a &#8216;Swan Patrol&#8217; to guide birds across a busy road<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Up to 12 residents in Bishop&#8217;s Waltham, Hampshire, work shifts to watch swans<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The group was formed after two young cygnets were hit and killed by motorists<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Residents of a market town have formed a &#8216;Swan Patrol&#8217; to guide a family of swans across a busy road after two cygnets were hit and killed by passing cars.<\/p>\n<p>The team of 12 work in two hours &#8216;shifts&#8217; between them from 7am until 7pm to repeatedly halt traffic so the birds, which have &#8216;no road sense&#8217;, can safely cross.<\/p>\n<p>Members admit that since starting some frustrated motorists have &#8216;shouted abuse&#8217; at them but the overall reaction from locals in Bishop&#8217;s Waltham, Hants, has been positive.<\/p>\n<p>Sue Eyles, 69, set up the group around five weeks ago after she heard the two young cygnets had been killed.<\/p>\n<p>The retired NHS office manager said: &#8216;I thought, I will bring a high-viz and I will see them across the road.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/13\/76890275-12661939-image-m-14_1698063662716.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Swan Patrol member Jean Bown (pictured) help the family of swans cross the road safely after two cygnets were hit and killed by cars and a third was badly injured<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/13\/76890273-12661939-image-a-18_1698063832334.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Swan Patrol member Colin Brown is seen keeping a watchful eye over the family of swans after helping them cross the busy road to their favourite pond<\/p>\n<p>The family of swans in the small town near Fareham, Hants, live near a pond &#8211; which is split between a north and south side.<\/p>\n<p>To travel between each pond, they have to cross a busy road and sadly three cygnets were not long ago hit by cars.<\/p>\n<p>Christine Trigg, 59, volunteers with the group and said: &#8216;The main reason we are doing this is because of the swans that died.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;One died and the other was so badly injured, the RSPCA had to euthanise it&#8230;&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The third cygnet that was hit is recovering at a swan rescue centre in Windsor, Berks.<\/p>\n<p>Since Ms Eyles started watching over the swans in her free time the group has grown to a dozen members.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They use a WhatsApp group to allocate &#8216;shifts&#8217; and ensure the two adult swans and five baby cygnets are being monitored as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers said the overall reaction has been pretty positive but they do get the &#8216;occasional idiot&#8217; who &#8216;shouts abuse&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Discussing one recent incident, Ms Eyles said: &#8216;There is the odd bit of abusive behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Recently, somebody threw something out their car window at me. I&#8217;m not too sure what it was.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But, you do also get people who say &#8216;brilliant job&#8217; and are positive.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Retired Carer Deane Bevan, 66, works the &#8216;early shift&#8217; &#8211; from 7am to 9am &#8211; every morning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/23\/13\/76890131-12661939-Swan_Patrol_members_are_seen_looking_after_the_two_swans_and_the-m-19_1698063977150.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Swan Patrol members are seen looking after the two swans and the five younger cygnets<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;The swans have got no road sense and they eat the grass on the verges. So, it&#8217;s just an attempt to slow traffic down just in case.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We basically wave and signal at cars to slow them down, and somebody will stop. Then we step into the traffic and try to slow the other side down.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The father of four added: &#8216;Mostly the motorists are very good. You get the occasional idiot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The best ones are truck drivers because it&#8217;s a big vehicle, and they are pretty responsible if you ask them to slow down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Truckers do react very well. Nine times out of 10, if you ask cars to stop so they can cross the road it&#8217;s a trucker that stops.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Colin Bown, 76, and Jean Bown, 70, also volunteer in the patrol and said they will watch over the swans in &#8216;rain or shine&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Bown said the cygnets were born in the spring and are around five months old.<\/p>\n<p>Discussing what will happen when they are fully grown, Ms Eyles added: &#8216;Once they have fledged, we won&#8217;t have to be here until next year.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Swans fledge &#8211; leave their parents &#8211; when they are between five to 10 months old.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Eyles said when this happens, she hopes to return next year with the group so they can watch over the next lot of cygnets.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12661939\/Market-town-residents-form-Swan-Patrol-guide-family-birds-busy-road-cars-hit-killed-two-cygnets.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Market town residents form &#8216;Swan Patrol&#8217; 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