FIGHT! Coot vs Swan

A Mute Swan family get too close to a Coot's nest... Fight.
And don't even get me started about the trash nest.

[@heroofkvatch5878]

It's so sad to see all that rubbish in the water.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

HeroOfKvatch So so sad, I do my bit picking rubbish up in the marshes nearby but its never ending battle..

[@NtoTheM]

I'd like to say I'd go in and remove it but seeing how swans scare me and this coot don't give a shit how big his opponent I better stay away.

[@meeshrosenberg1983]

I agree with you but never mind just watch the video

[@CoolFish4]

@@meeshrosenberg1983 no, no, we can’t let this happen, this shouldn’t be normal. It’s bad for the environment and you CAN HELP stop it but this is what you do instead? “oh well let’s just watch the video” Sure, watch the video but let this be a lesson that pollution is horrible and can very much hurt the animals that live there.

[@meeshrosenberg1983]

@@CoolFish4 sound like a Karen but I do agree with u pollution is shit and is terrible but no need to be snotty about it

[@ggwildlife]

never actually thought a coot would see off a swan especially with signets, amazing footage Ian.

[@mikeef747]

A very poorly placed nest but one heck of a little bodyguard

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Those Coots don't mess about!!

[@thomaswinn5599]

Well done little coot! You're absolutely brave fighting against the swan. 😂

[@言米名無しの]

小さいのに白鳥と渡り合うなんて、怯む事なく攻撃に対抗してる。

[@MoniqueSmulders]

A very daring coot! Too bad there is so much rubbish in and around the nest...

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

I know there is so much rubbish about at the moment, some people are disgusting!

[@truthseeker3094]

My heart is at peace now, because my favourite, Coot won. 😀

[@utnspector4160]

What would you expect from a trashy coot

[@almost1889]

@@utnspector4160 not the coots' fault, You see their nest in on water, people threw trash in the water and the current dragged it into their nest

[@almost1889]

@@utnspector4160 and ffs the coot just fought off a huge Bird over 2× it's size

[@Wvlfmane]

The Coot has a pretty badass bob and weave fighting style. Really good at countering the Swans longer reach.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Yes combined with the normal Coot never give up attitude!

[@paulhanke5827]

THIS MAKES ME MAD TO SEE TRASH AROUND THE NEST.. WE AS HUMANS ARE JUST A CARELESS SPECIES

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Yeah its so sad, people are disgusting!

[@Moonyooka]

@Billy Graham How exactly do you know that this is foreigners? I see many people from our own country littering plenty!

[@bernardm2312]

It's very upsetting to see litter strewn everywhere. I hope there are parts of the country left where people take their litter away with them or put it in bins, but I see huge amounts in places. A few get fined and everyone else gets away with it. Anyway, it was great to see the valiant protection of nest and eggs!

[@smetlogik]

The Coot gave the swan a boot. Coot 1, swan 0. Nice capture.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Yeah they don't mess about!

[@jtunassnababan1827]

Coot : don't care about your huge body Swan : just wanna show you my body Both is protecting their family 👍👍

[@laladoopsy]

They're pretty badarse at my local park too! They really go full on protect when swans, ducks, gulls come near their nests. Thankfully its not as filthy.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Its so sad that the river is in this state, it drives me mad!

[@Alexoyt4]

They’re called coot because, well, they’re simply cute

[@sw_charlie]

The swans look more scared of the coot then the coot scared of them!

[@ChocolateYoshi]

yeah i felt that too, usually swans are crueler to the smaller guys but these were in parent-mode and thought it better to just clear away, they seem more respectful during cygnet season

[@blutey]

A modern day, avian version of David and Goliath! PS I've seen that nest a few times when I walk past. Pity about the rubbish dumped in the canal there and incorporated into the nest.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

It makes me so mad, theres so much rubbish about at the moment, some people are disgusting!

[@evanmaldonado9799]

Exactly what I was going to say. Nature is so amazing and fascinating and it’s a damn shame that there’s people out there who trash mother nature and don’t give a damn about the planet.

[@FlavioMartinez97]

so sad to see all that rubbish on their nest... someone should clean that!!!

[@hitcher1119]

Awesome capture, sir! And these two appear to belong to different weight divisions!

[@Kaiko408]

Dad was like "C'mon c'mon let's go! This ninjas real!" Lol.

[@firegator6853]

these birds are aggresive in general i've seen them attacking seagulls, geese, ducks and they did not even had to protect their chicks or eggs i wonder why...

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

I've seen one attack a dog!

[@firegator6853]

@@IanPhillipsWildlife this bird has some really big balls XD

[@dr.frick4552]

Swans are so stupid!

[@carlodipersio4042]

@@dr.frick4552 not stupid more like territorial

[@truearea53]

WOW. That’s the bravest aggressive Coot I ever saw.

[@123TauruZ321]

Wow. I always thought they looked so innocent and timid. It's not the fight that the dog's in, it's the fight that's in the dog.

[@NaturallyCuriousUK]

Brilliant. Better than my Coot Dispute video from Limehouse Cut back in January! They crack me up, Coots. They're the skinheads of the waterfowl world. They'll take on anything no matter how big! 👍😎👍

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Total little monsters, love em!!

[@waterbug85]

You gotta admire the Coot's bravery.

[@seanedwardfitz]

Absolute Vodka in the coot nest. My kind of pad.

[@danielhoffmann67]

Coots are like Honey Badgers.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Yes, Bonkers!

[@harveyo9706]

I think the ditch shantytown is more interesting, but it is a great video.

[@hizkiakristandy9332]

What a beautiful life u own, that u could see a wild bird's nest around u freely, and they feel comfortable around people. I'm an Asian, and u would never find this kind of thing here. They Will be catched by ur neighbors as soon as possible. And btw is that a tin next to the coot's nest? A little bit sad to see that:(

[@blehnky2105]

She found the best mate U_U 👍

[@ViralStrix]

The trash in the water makes me so mad. Some humans just don't deserve to breath!

[@tijmenkorving1749]

Its sad to see the rubbish around the nest, but here in the netherlands we found out that the coots use the thrash to make there nest. I does not mean its good to trow your trash in to the water now but at least some one is recycling.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

It so sad, there are now local groups cleaning it up, including myself. I'm also making a film about the rubbish a how the government doesn't care.

[@tesar554]

Coot : swan nothing for me!

[@aladdinmanchester]

Fantastic footage , and well filmed..👍

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Thank you very much!

[@Jessica-gu8pp]

The coot has more guts than me lol 😂😂 id run away 🤣

[@Lonner_IsTaken]

Swan vs Coot fight fight fight! Kinda cute actually lol

[@mantasour]

Kinda sad to see all the garbage around the coots nest...

[@mariea82]

The amount of rubbish around the nest is disgusting.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Yes so sad to see.

[@djanitatiana]

And Mrs Coot is looking anxiously from her nest "oooh, Garry ... don't be starting anything.. for God's sake, let it go, Garry.."

[@jamesmcrory3419]

I’ve been into bird watching for a while now, bought myself some decent binoculars and the RSPB bird book, LOVE IT!! very interesting when I’m out birdwatching. At my local golf course I see so many birds, love watching the kites hovering over, I see Ring Necked Parakeets Aswel plus many more:) what this Coot is doing is not picking a fight for no reason, it says in the RSPB book that Coots are VERY territorial so the swans were coming too close to the nest, the COOT was telling the Swans to back off!!! And HUMAN beings are DISGUSTING!!!! I see it on my walks Aswel rubbish everywhere.

[@SimonWattsWILDPresentationsUK]

Oh man, like the avian version of Warriors. Such cool birds, hope you've seen the Coot fetching sticks from the lady on the towpath viral. Awesome. Si.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Got to love an angry coot! Yes I saw the stick video, wonderful! Cheers Si

[@reviademir85]

The coot is often aggressive like that especially if it has a nest and chicks 😂❤

[@mat7279]

In boxing this is like a featherweight taking on a heavyweight... and winning!

[@NtoTheM]

Reminds me off that angry af tiny penguin protecting some random emperor penguin babies from a bird twice it's size. The babies were also bigger than their protector, but the bird didn't want any shit with that savage penguin. :D

[@Wellnseddich]

The coots I've seen were all perfectly peaceful and docile. I once got close to one and her babies. :) Then again, it's a place with lots of people and lots of geese.. so I guess they have no choice but to get along.

[@MACROPARTICLE]

Quite big balls for such a relatively small bird (the coot). Any bigger, and they would've been too heavy for the coot to stay afloat.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

😂

[@Baresi-Unico-Capitano]

Coots are like Scots. They hate everyone. Even other coots 😂 We have lots of them along with swans, Canada geese and mallards, but when they're in the mood for a fight, they'd stand up to anyone. The only birds not scared are the seagulls.

[@Trefalas]

On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' A poor little baby chick is born In the cothooooo *in the cooothoooooo* And his moma cries ...

[@davidtosh7200]

Diving duck, Coot is no match with a Mute Swan.

[@mahnazmoradi6327]

Very very nice video

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Thank You!

[@CBF1]

Coots are like ninjas honestly, that coot didn't even get a single damn hit from the swan on it it was so maneuverable and like a well-trained karate expert or something. Angry moorhen parents attacked our swan once and it was like "WHAT THE HELL?!?!?!?!" and swam off.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Oh for sure, I caught and freed one from fishing line a few years ago and oh boy did I take some pecks in the process!

[@stevegreenwood7837]

lan Great stuff interesting thank you for sharing

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Thank you very much!

[@WanderingSoleTV]

It was bound to happen - they're both a bit miserable! haha

[@MediterraneanAesthetics]

What did you use to film this video?

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Hi, this was shot on a Sony FDR AX100E

[@MickAngelhere]

It’s smaller and outnumbered but it still goes for it 👍👍

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

They never shy away from a fight!

[@Mr.PlatanoMAN970]

Wow Coots dont mess around huh?

[@residentevil4life]

wow talk about David vs Goliath! Very sad though about all that gross trash

[@Jojowrryyyy]

Damn, never thought I'd see the day that there would be a creature more dangerous than a swan xD

[@abrahamvieyra5730]

I dunno about the birds here. The trash in the water including the bagel is just sad. 🤦😭

[@Avis-Finch]

I hope that creek gets cleaned up. I’m surprised people still trash nature wherever they go..

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

It makes me mad!

[@rand49er]

Feisty father. Can someone stop throwing trash into the canal?

[@colincampbell4261]

Coots are great.

[@TheBooban]

They are like feathered honey badgers

[@shanekaye2918]

Coots can be a very aggressive bird at baby time. They will take on anything and win.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Yes for sure! Great birds.

[@nagasakijuoficialvideosevl5116]

beautiful birds, I liked the video I want to add with you and left

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Thank you very much!

[@scottread]

I think everyone underestimated the Coot!

[@ryanair614]

The coot has won 🏆 🙌 👏

[@ManicMindTrick]

Is that a bagel?

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Yes that is a bagel, I guess someone thought the birds might eat it..

[@alexanderbyfield6077]

Strange, I have learnt that Mute Swans and Coots tolerate each other. The Swan is the defender, and the Coot is the early warning. I wonder what happened?

[@sarahgonzales5598]

Well, the coot pair had a nest too.

[@alexanderbyfield6077]

@@sarahgonzales5598 But from my experience, they usually nest on the same water body, with no problems between each other.

[@mariaflorvlogs]

Que coisa mais linda como Deus e maravilhoso 🤗 escrevi por aqui suseso 👏

[@SD.95]

That coot is a warmonger. 😂

[@Rune_Fayhar]

I wish people would stop tossing birds bread, bread is shit for them. Throw oats, or peas instead.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

100%

[@thomasthomas8049]

This is why you shouldn't throw food into or right next to a nest. It attracts other animals and then they'll have to defend themselves.

[@Red-Tempest]

It's sad to see water ways with so much trash. I would take waterproof overalls, a small kayak and go pick up all the trash.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

We have been doing that, I'm also making a short film about how its only locals cleaning the river up.

[@simon_a.j.7255]

Both male birds were protecting their families

[@n_o_]

his whole body

[@meeshrosenberg1983]

Coots are tougher than they look

[@carlodipersio4042]

Welcome to jurassic park

[@girlscoutcookie1413]

plot twist: all trash from Coot nest

[@dmplayz5899]

Coot: CMERE AT ME M8 DONT TRY FIGHT M8

[@cimafranca3062]

Wow coot is still fight is not scard at all the swan is scard wow

[@TheCorporateSerf]

Too smart for our own good, too stupid for the planet's good.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Sad but true.

[@LinG-of8fk]

Look at all the garbage in the water.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

I know, disgusting, it makes me mad!

[@shiva72945]

Making an impression on his girlfriend.

[@alterhec]

just disgusting the quality of the pond itslef.... human garbage elsewhere...even within the nest... revolting capitalism

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Yeah this river is so full of rubbish it's awful, there are a few people who clean up the river and the surrounding area, but we pause during the nesting season. I wish we didn't have to do this but sadly the trash keeps flowing..

[@obsidianzarok2361]

Would nobody pick the rubbish out of that water? Weird.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

We do but not during nesting season.

[@Pinguanswaddles]

The swan just wasnt smacking the coot with its wings otherwise the coot stood no chance

[@ferger1213]

Dinosaurs.

[@vogelvogeltje]

Will the court rise, we are now in session for goose v coot

[@tolitsdterrible4785]

Where is this place? Looks like a scene from a third world country. People there must be pretty messy.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

East London. Yeah its a mess, some people just don't care, but there's a lot of local people making an effort to clean up the river and create habitat for wildlife. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXK1foGAp9yegMk

[@njdevilslady4ify]

What’s up with all that trash in the water and around the nest?! That should be cleaned up, not an area to dump garbage!

[@beautiful_swan]

Nice🕊

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Thank you!

[@lukeemanuelmondido4245]

They both have babies....

[@Boss99-JD]

0:19 did the coot kick the swan?

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

It did, they often fight other coots which can involve a fair bit of kicking.

[@Boss99-JD]

@@IanPhillipsWildlife why is the American Coot fighting the Mute Swan?

[@solarpixiejournals]

the litter made me sad.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Yeah It drives me mad, there’s a good bunch of volunteers in the area who clear up the river, but we avoid this part during nesting season.

[@gwl78]

Saw one kill a moorhen chick today poor thing.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

oohh, not nice.

[@DanielCont-vk7km]

How is it possible that people are so dirty and disgusting to throw garbage into that lake where even the birds eat the halgas running the rieds 🤨.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

It drives me crazy!!!

[@DanielCont-vk7km]

@@IanPhillipsWildlife Yes 😵

[@LengKingg]

Na but the nest tho💀

[@pxtshxp]

IS that a pigeon

[@hollypatrick1050]

Puffery, literally

[@gigihgaluhgaluh9938]

Woow galinula good.....

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Thank you!

[@Poluxiens]

Sad polution.. protect nature

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

Yes its awful, but there are lots of people cleaning up the river, I'm making a film about what we are doing.

[@jnusslein6301]

The place is so polluted.

[@alfonsklapa3353]

How about you folks clean that place up look at all that garbage floating there.

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

There's a good few people, myself included who have been cleaning up the area and building habitat for wildlife for over 20 years. We clean this part of the river in kayaks outside of nesting season, sadly other people trash the place way quicker than we can clear it up. It drives me crazy!

[@alfonsklapa3353]

@@IanPhillipsWildlife respect for you and people that do clean it. but how about you tell local government to clean that shit up that is what taxes are for. its a health hazard for you and the animals.