In the UK:
Report of them interbreeding with mute:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04t0msp
Report of them breeding in the wild.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/extravagant-yes-exotic-certainly-but-black-swans-arent-as-rare-as-you-may-think-8411679.html
Local report of a pair breeding 3 years in succession.
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/more-cygnets-on-the-way-in-dawlish-as-black-swans-breed-for-record-third-time-this-year/story-29773208-detail/story.html
John Bundock
0400249429
From: David Rees [
Sent: Sunday, 26 February 2017 6:35 PM
To: Con Boekel
Cc: canberrabirds chatline
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Off topic: vagrant Black Swan
Yes you see them from time to time in the 'wild' in UK and northern Europe. Not sure they are breeding in the wild yet but they live for a long time as escapees from wildfowl collections. They often from my experience associate with Mute
Swans. May in time add to the list of wild breeding introductions - like the Egyptian geese in the south of England, as well as the Mandarin ducks there see. https://vimeo.com/77962878
On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 8:48 PM, Con Boekel <> wrote:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2017/feb/24/week-in-wildlife-in-pictures
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