Today I arrived at Dunces Corner Pond to see another swan on the pond. It was a pleasant surprise to see this was a Whooper swan, which is a new species to the reserve.

Now our recently arrived Mute swan has not been impressed by the new arrival and has spent most of the day harassing the Whooper.

At one point it became a bit brutal and the mute had the whooper penned into the reeds and was pecking feathers out of it. Hopefully things will have calmed down by tomorrow!