The heated argument comes after two dead swans were discovered by the Commodore Pub in Oulton Broad, Lowestoft.

Their discovery and a subsequent council intervention have led to Marine and Wildlife Rescue refusing to take "swan-related calls" in the district.

Dan Goldsmith, from Marine and Wildlife Rescue, was alerted to the corpses by chance after a pubgoer called him with concerns about another swan acting "strange".

An example of a swan suffering from bird flu was previously found in Oulton Broad by the charity (Image: Marine and Wildlife Rescue) It is said the bird was "going berserk in the water and being hostile to other swans" by the pub, but it did not end up having bird flu.

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Upon his visit, Mr Goldsmith said he was informed by the manager about the swans that had washed up dead at the pub earlier in the month.

Tests from the Animal and Plant Health Agency later confirmed that the birds had, in fact, died from the disease.

Mr Goldsmith says he then........

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