‘Swan Whisperer’ banned from Hyde Park after residents objected to him kissing the birds

Anders Fernstedt was known locally as ‘The Swan Whisperer’ (Chris Ratcliffe/Reuters)

A homeless man who ‘stroked, cuddled and kissed’ swans in Hyde Park has been banned from the public space after a getting into a fight with disapproving onlookers.

Anders Fernstedt, 57, was known locally as ‘The Swan Whisperer’, and was filmed touching and kissing the creatures in the central London park.

Resident Virginia Grey took the footage, while swan volunteer Jon Ferguson told Fernstedt...