Stoke Newington swan rescued after getting stuck in snow

Sam Gelder

Published: 9:42 AM March 1, 2018 Updated: 10:45 AM October 14, 2020

The swan got stuck in the snow and was taken to Woodberry Wetlands. Picture: @MPSHackney - Credit: Archant

A Stoke Newington swan found itself lost in the snow yesterday and had to be rescued by police.

We were called to this #HackneySwan who seemed to be lost in the snow in Stoke Newington this afternoon pic.twitter.com/49EqiCmO9g
— Hackney Police (@MPSHackney) February 28, 2018

Officers were called to Allerton Road at 12.50pm by a concerned onlooker who saw the stranded bird.

It was taken to nearby nature reserve Woodberry Wetlands, but police in Hackney say there seems to be a trend of the animals landing in the snow and “getting confused”.

The #HackneySwan rescue team from #GDTeamC - mission accomplished. One of the more unusual calls of the day! pic.twitter.com/QDcWFdZLxK
— Hackney Police (@MPSHackney) February 28, 2018

The RSPB told the Gazette: “The thoughts here are that they are probably landing on a cleared area like a road thinking it’s water and then getting confused about what to do and panicking.”