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Black Swan       Cygnus atratus
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Heronry Pond, Wanstead Park, 5 November 2006
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An occasional visitor; this individual stayed a few weeks, moving between Heronry Pond and the Ornamental Water, and elicited a lot of interest by Park users and even the local newspaper.

There is an old painting of the Grotto which depicts a Black Swan (as well as a Fallow Deer!); the fact of the Black Swan suggests that it may have been resident, which could mean that it had been introduced.