By DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
Black Swan Cygnus atratus
Status.
Category E*
Native Range
Australia. Resident over much of Australia including Tasmania but not the tropical northern region nor the central-western arid zone.
Conservation Status
Least Concern
British Occurrence
NBN Atlas has 29,436 records as at end Dec 2024. Map Here
Introduced to England in 1791 and began breeding in the wild in 1902. Well established in the wild and a regular breeder with around 5-20 pairs annually. WEBS counts in 2010-11 recorded a maximum of 46. This reflects an ongoing decline in their numbers; The corresponding figure for 1999 was 156 and for 2003 it was 104.
