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Reggie the Black Swan Banned for Tourist Terror

10/1/2025

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Reggie, a black swan, has been banned from Stratford-upon-Avon for terrorizing tourists and native birds.
Captured from the River Avon, he has attacked mute swans for two years.
Cyril Bennis, known as the local 'swan man,' confirmed Reggie's rehoming to the Dawlish Waterfowl Centre in Devon; the capture was deemed necessary to protect native swans.

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Story summary

Reggie, a black swan, has been banned from Stratford-upon-Avon for terrorizing tourists and native birds.
Captured from the River Avon, he has attacked mute swans for two years.
Cyril Bennis, known as the local 'swan man,' confirmed Reggie's rehoming to the Dawlish Waterfowl Centre in Devon; the capture was deemed necessary to protect native swans.