Black Swan

Clwydspecial said:

Hi All,

Whilst at Conway reserve last Monday I noticed what looked like a Black Swan swimming down stream of the river Conway. can anyone confirm.

Hi Clwydspecial

Yes, it is a black swan - very fine it looks too, although it is of course an escape.  We don't know where it came from - they're native to Australia but are commonly kept in collections - but we do get one (and sometimes two) at the reserve for a few days each year.

Hope you enjoyed your visit to Conwy - why not join the Conwy reserve group on the RSPB Community pages - http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/groups/conwy/default.aspx?

Julian

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