A family of swans brought chaos to an East Sussex town when they decided to go for a rambling three-hour walkabout.
Roads were closed and pathways blocked as the birds - which are protected under the Act for Swans 1576 and cannot be touched as they belong to the Queen - waddled along a winding three-mile route.
Police stopped traffic and sealed off a shopping centre car park as animal rescuers escorted the mother, father and seven fluffy cygnets on their baffling trip around Langney, Eastbourne, East Sussex, from 2pm.
Trevor Weeks, of East Sussex Wildlife Rescue, said: "We are at a loss to explain what these swans were up to, or where they were heading, but they certainly caused trouble.
"Unfortunately, the laws put in place to protect swans actually prevent us from picking them up and moving them, so all we can do is try to make sure they get where they're going safely.
"We are currently applying to Natural England for a licence to move this particular family somewhere suitable, but it will take several weeks to go through. Until it does, we'll just have to keep a close eye on them."
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