Galway & Claddagh Swan Rescue

Galway and Claddagh Swan Rescue

Emergency Phone Number : 086 3826471

Easter Eggs

Eggs are a sign of new life and joy. Swans, ducks and all wetland birds are busily building their nests and preparing to lay their eggs. Swans nest in the reeds around lakes, ponds and rivers. As their eggs are large, the incubation period is between 35 and 39 days. Incubation begins when all the eggs are laid. They can lay between 5 and12 eggs. Ducks and smaller wetland birds incubate between 14 and 20 days.

Registered Charity No. : CHY 14904.

Our Team Officers.

Chairperson: Ruth Quinn.

V.Chairperson: Des O' Dowd.

Secretary: Suzanne Divilly.

Treasurer: Mary Joyce-Glynn.

Hon. Member: Imelda O Brien.

Fund Raiser: Breda Lenihan.

Our Emergency Phone Number,086 3826471
is displayed on the window of the Claddagh Hall.

The G.S.P.C.A. , The Gardai in the city and county and surroundings counties, Galway City Co., Galway County Co., Dept. of Agriculture and Veterinary Clinics have the phone number.

Accidents

The most common cause of serious accidents to swans is flying into overhead power lines. Swans usually fly in the morning and evening when the glare does not allow them to see the lines in time. Their weight prevents them from turning in time. These accidents are usually fatal or if they survive they are often paralysed. We have had reports of such accidents happening in the Maree, Oranmore area, Abbeyknockmoy, Dunmore, Portumna, Headford and Gort areas. Both Mute swans and the migratory Whooper swans have been involved in these accidents.

Galway & Claddagh Swan Rescue is appealing to the public to exercise extreme care when parking and driving away in the vicinity of the Claddagh Hall and Claddagh Quay. Swans lie beside the cars and do not get up when an engine starts. Since September 2008 nine swans have been driven over and killed and a few more were so badly injured they had to be euthanaised.

The emergency phone number is 086 3826471

I can also be contacted on 086 8155361

Migration

Flocks of Whooper Swans have arrived from Iceland to spend the Winter months grazing and feeding on turloughs and grasslands. They have been seen at Rahasane in Craughwell.