THERE are now at least four eggs in the Black Swan nest in Dawlish.

Mum and dad Kimba and Bert have settled now on their nest on the purpose-built island on the Brook at Tuck’s Plot after trying out two other locations.

Dawlish waterfowl wardens are keeping a close eye on the pair whose previous two cygnets were lost last month.

The gates have been closed off at that part of the Brook to protect the pair while they are laying.

A spokesman for the waterfowl wardens said: ‘Kimba and Bertie have four eggs on the nest today, and everything remains calm and settled.

‘Kimba is staying close, with incubation still being carefully timed as the clutch develops.’