Ruston House

It's 14:51 and a Friday and a lone swan glides in with a pair of Mallard, from the cottage's side of the lake. We often don't see a second bird and which leaves a lack of certainty about whether this is one of the pair that visit, and we saw Last Week.

We couldn't tell the reason the swan turned through 180° and approached the decking. Most often swans will approach the other side of the bay behind the house as that's where any duckweed or other flotsam tends to accumulate and provides them with food.