Swans are not greedy creatures and will only eat what they need. As stated above please feed the swans on the water it is much safer for them and they like their food wet to swallow easier.
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There is a link to a published paper here which studied swan feeding habits including the feeding of bread. There has been much talk recently about banning the feeding of bread to swans but no scientific studies have been made to back up the reasoning behind this. The simple answer is no, mouldy bread should never be fed and bread should not be the only diet of a swan but bread is not dangerous to swans. The food should be thrown onto the water so that they can swallow water with the food – feeding them on land is environmentally unsound and encourages the swans to leave the water whenever they see people which can bring them into harm from cars, dogs etc.
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If you want to feed swans then give them fresh bread (mould is poisonous to them), grain such as wheat or corn, and fresh greens such as lettuce or spinach. Swans living on salt water will typically eat sea arrow grass, salt marsh grass, eel grass, club rush and green algae, as well as insects and molluscs. Swans living on fresh water will typically eat pondweed, stonewort and wigeon grass, as well as tadpoles and insects such as milfoil. Other than for dropping off injured waterfowl the sanctuary is only open for visits by prior arrangement. Is the sanctuary open to the general public? The following list of questions are the questions we are asked on almost a daily basis – we hope the answers will be of use.