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Michael Pringle

Family of swans bring Lanarkshire town's traffic to a halt by settling down in the middle of the road

A family of swans brought traffic to a halt in a Lanarkshire town on Wednesday.

Drivers of cars travelling on North Dryburgh Road and Coltness Road in Wishaw had to sit patiently as the cob, pen and five cygnets decided to go for a wander into a residential area before settling down in the middle the road.

Quick-thinking Ellen Sweeney who lives nearby tried unsuccessfully to usher them off the road and then called the police who in turn contacted the Scottish SPCA.

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