Thousands of commuters in London faced severe delays after a swan decided to make himself at home on the London Underground track.
A swan delayed thousands of Londoners journeys
The white bird - usually found in ponds scrounging for breadcrumbs - parked his weary feathers on the line at South Acton tube station and refused to move for more than an hour yesterday (25.01.22).
According to TFL, the avian blockade held up trains between Willesden Junction and Richmond with 14 services needing to either cancel or amend their journeys until eventually wildlife professionals safely removed it, checked it over and let it back into the wild.
A spokesperson for London Wildlife Protection said in a statement: “The bird was so disorientated it simply did not know what to do. When we measured him, he was underweight, so it's likely that he simply did not have the strength to fly away. He was very lucky not to have any injuries though and avoid the electrified rails.”