SWAN numbers are expected to be hit hard by avian flu while pollution of the river continues to be a problem, writes Emma Dodd. David Barber, the King’s s.
https://twitter.com/SBunching/status/1662539344903651328?s=20 That is a staggering gulf. The difference in the 20 odd years since we were there is mindblowing really. Yet we just see it as normal…
Known as swan upping , this ritual dates back an astonishing 900 years. And for the past 29 of those years, David Barber, who was personally appointed by the Queen , has overseen it.