Officers then found a further two swans with pellet wounds, believed to have been from an air gun.

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There are also two other ex-Swans players mentioned - former Swansea striker Jimmy Gilligan, who is part of the England Under-21 set-up and Bury manager Alan Knill.

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It was the first time this season that the Swans had scored more than two goals in a league game.

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Swans, ducks and fish frequent the property's two rectangular lakes.

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Cardiff City, Norwich City and Nottingham Forest are chasing the Swans as the Welsh hope to stay in the top two and secure automatic promotion to the top-flight after a 28 year absence.

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But two independent reports found that the effluent probably killed off weeds on which the swans feed.

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Fans and the club's supporters trust are marking Saturday's sell-out game against Shrewsbury as the last at the Vetch although the Swans will play there again if they end up in the League Two promotion play-offs.

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The Swans are a point clear of arch-rivals Cardiff in third and two ahead of Forest in fourth, although they do have a game in hand over both Welsh clubs.

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The Swans, who targeted Championship consolidation at the start of the season, are two points and two places outside the play-off zone in their first season back in English football's second tier for 24 years.

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