A long way from its Australian home, but a welcome sight in Oxford's University Parks, this black swan mingles with the public and the city's more common wildfowl to provide an eye-catching alternative to the usual snow white birds which grace our rivers and lakes.
A black swan nesting at University Parks
This swan was spotted by an eagle-eyed reader and captured by our photographer, but there was no sign of his or her mate.
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