It’s not just the tourist attractions, shops and restaurants of Stratford on Avon which have been hit by the fall in tourist numbers during the pandemic. The huge crowds of swans which gather on the river where it flows through the centre of the twon seem to be somewhat reduced in numbers. Many do still remain. In the absence of human-provided bread or gain, they are resorting more often to flocking to the Recreation Ground on the left bank, cropping grass.
