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Swans in the main bay at Abbotsbury. Abbotsbury Swannery is a colony of nesting mute swans near the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England.Located on a 1-hectare (2-acre) site around the Fleet Lagoon protected from the weather of Lyme Bay by Chesil Beach, it is the only managed swannery in the world, and can number over 600 swans with around 150 pairs.
The Roman satirist Juvenal wrote in AD 82 of rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno ("a rare bird in the lands, and very like a black swan"). [6] He meant something whose rarity would compare with that of a black swan, or in other words, as a black swan was not thought to exist, neither did the supposed characteristics of the "rare bird" with which it was being compared.
Following the repairs made in 1887 and 1888, the dredge was officially launched and renamed the Black Swan, [1] [4] [5] [7] on 19 June 1888. [1] [7] It took its name from the Swan River, [7] which was named after the black swans living in the area. [8] The first works done following this involved modifications to the mouth of the Swan River. [9]
The black swan (Cygnus atratus) is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia, the black swan is nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent on climatic conditions. It is a large bird with black plumage and a red bill.
Ferries of the Bournemouth-Swanage Motor Road and Ferry Company Number Name Type Builder In service Car capacity Notes No 1 None: Steam, Compound vertical direct acting surface condensing, 2 x horizontal boilers working at 100 psi. [13] J. Samuel White & Co Ltd (Isle of Wight) 1926–1958 15 (later modified to 18) New in 1926.
Worth Matravers (/ m ə ˈ t r æ v ər z /) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset.The village is situated on the cliffs west of Swanage.It comprises limestone cottages and farm houses and is built around a pond, which is a regular feature on postcards of the Isle of Purbeck.
"That's when you enter black swan territory," he said. "Black swans always lurk, but now we're in their territory." Instead of pointing to a specific catalyst, he said the risks in the market stem ...
Ballard Cliff is part of the Jurassic Coast near Swanage in the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. The steeply dipping Cretaceous chalk that marks the northern end of Swanage Bay takes over from the Wealden beds at this location. A series of landslides during the late 1990s and early 2000s created a prominent white 'zig-zag' in the scarp.