Mute Swan
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Lakes, rivers, urban parks.
Diet: Aquatic plants, grass.
Best time to spot: Hisses when defending nest.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK winter wildfowl.
How rare is it?
The Mute Swan sits in our Common tier for the UK: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It is Amber-listed in Birds of Conservation Concern 5, the middle level of concern in the UK.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Whooper SwanUncommon · Lakes
- Bewick's SwanRare · Wet pasture
- Canada GooseCommon · Lakes
- Great CormorantCommon · Coast
- Grey HeronCommon · Lakes
- Egyptian GooseUncommon · Parkland lakes
Tell it apart
Side-by-side ID guides: Mute Swan vs Whooper Swan vs Bewick's Swan.
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