Incredible picture of swan with cygnets 10 years after being saved by Yorkshire Swan Hospital

The swan was tagged with a metal leg ring number by The Yorkshire Swan Hospital following five months of treatment ten years ago.

His neck was badly burnt after it was damaged by an overhead electricity cable at Ferrybridge Power Station.

However, ten years on, the swan is now thriving and has a mate and four cygnets.

The Yorkshire Swan Hospital described the sighting as the 'greatest reward'.

They said: "It’s the greatest reward for us when this happens.

"We nursed this swan back to health nearly a decade ago, when his neck was badly damaged by an overhead electricity cable at Ferrybridge Power Station.

"He was released following five months of treatment here at the Sanctuary.

"He was sighted again yesterday - ten years on - with a mate and four cygnets, by our volunteers in South Yorkshire.

"Thanks to his metal leg ring number, we can identify him as the same bird."

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