The Dirty Duck is a pub with a terrace giving a view on to the river in Stratford on Avon. Originally, it was the Black Swan: it’s now licenced under both names.
The river thereabouts is crowded (or overcrowded) with swans fed by people on the riverbank. They are, of course, mute swans, the native species. Their feathers are white, not black. Young birds are a brownish grey, still not black. There is a swan species with black feathers – Australian.
Earlier this month, we were surprised to see a black swan on the river there, actually on the stretch of water overlooked by the eponymous pub. It was in the midst of a group of four or five mute swans, seemingly swimming companionably with them towards the main bird feeding area.
I just had time to grab these shots on a mobile before it headed off upstream.