A swan has been nicknamed 'Mr Asbo' after it started attacking rowers on the River Cam.
The bird has been targeting single scullers as well as teams of eight on the Cambridgeshire river, reports the Daily Telegraph.
The Cambridgeshire Rowing Association and Cam Conservators have even issued a joint email warning about the "rogue" swan that has "developed a bad temper".
Sculler Alan Marron, said: "The swan has become very dangerous. It attacked me in my single, causing me to capsize. It landed on my rigger and attacked me with its beak.
"I was in the middle of the river, away from any banks or reeds so I could not have been threatening any nest."
Matt Fraylingcork, of Cantabrigian Rowing Club, said his training was being interrupted because it was not safe to row near the bird.
"It's a vicious beast. I don't go past it if I am alone, only if I'm in an eight. I'm too scared. It has attacked quite a few boats."
But rower Ruth Howlett, from the Champion of the Thames club, said: "It is only protecting its nest. It has lost quite a few cygnets."
The bird has been targeting single scullers as well as teams of eight on the Cambridgeshire river, reports the Daily Telegraph.
The Cambridgeshire Rowing Association and Cam Conservators have even issued a joint email warning about the "rogue" swan that has "developed a bad temper".
Sculler Alan Marron, said: "The swan has become very dangerous. It attacked me in my single, causing me to capsize. It landed on my rigger and attacked me with its beak.
"I was in the middle of the river, away from any banks or reeds so I could not have been threatening any nest."
Matt Fraylingcork, of Cantabrigian Rowing Club, said his training was being interrupted because it was not safe to row near the bird.
"It's a vicious beast. I don't go past it if I am alone, only if I'm in an eight. I'm too scared. It has attacked quite a few boats."
But rower Ruth Howlett, from the Champion of the Thames club, said: "It is only protecting its nest. It has lost quite a few cygnets."
