SUFFOLK: Protected by the queen and regarded as one of the most graceful of creatures, the majestic swan has long been held in high regard on these shores.
But one troublesome cob is doing its best to wreck the species’ enduring reputation by creating a regime of fear for river-users.
So bad has the swan’s behaviour been that he has been moved from the Essex waterway he had been terrorising to a new more secluded spot – in Suffolk.
Christened the ‘Asbo Swan’ by those he targeted on the River Chelmer in Chelmsford, the cob has been re-homed, along with his mate and six cygnets, at the Gallows Hill Quarry near Needham Market.
The swan would regularly scare members of the public and hit people with his wings, often bruising them, and enjoyed attacking the frightened ducks living on the lake
Beware of the cob – News – Evening Star
