Three rare black swan cygnets hatch at Kent castle

Three baby black swans - cygnets - have hatched at Leeds Castle.

There have been a record seven black swan nestings at the castle inKent this year.

The young ones are attracting tourists in their own right to the castle.

There are 26 adult black swans in the castle's moat.

They are the emblem of the castle although it houses many other birds including white mute swans, ducks, coots, geese and moorhens.