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Whooper Swans (Cygnus columbianus) are winter visitors. They breed in Iceland... (more)

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There's a flock of about 200 Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) on this field at... (more)

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Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) and Wigeon (Anas penelope) are mainly winter... (more)

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These are actually Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) which are winter visitors,... (more)

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One of a pair of Whooper Swans on the lake at Castle Espie. They were joined by... (more)

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Whooper Swans (identifiable by their conspicuous yellow and black bills, and... (more)

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Whooper and Mute Swans, Canada Geese, and ducks - Mallard and Wigeon.

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This adult with the black and yellow bill and juvenile bird are flying in to... (more)

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These two swans are feeding close to the shore. They are not a pair but are... (more)

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Yesterday afternoon I watched this group of 15 whooper swans fly in to Loch... (more)

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The Whooper Swans are fed daily, at the same time each day. As the warden... (more)

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At feeding time at Caerlaverock - yellow bills are Whooper Swans, while the... (more)

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The area is often good for wild swans feeding in the fields. Now mostly Whooper... (more)

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The area is often good for wild swans feeding in the fields. Now mostly Whooper... (more)

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Wild swans winter on the Ouse Washes and feed on the fields in the Fens. Whooper... (more)

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One of three Whooper Swans which are rare visitors to Balgavies Loch Wildlife... (more)

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Waiting for feeding time at the Whooper Pond.

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With cygnets, and one Mute Swan.

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The 200 Whooper Swans on the Reserve are identifiable by their black and yellow... (more)

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These winter visitors from Iceland are on the appropriately named Whooper Pond... (more)

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For now, just one swan has made a home of Loch na h-Innse Gairbhe. I believe the... (more)

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Feeding time at the Whooper Pond, viewed from the Peter Scott Observatory.

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In recent years Whooper Swan numbers wintering in the Fens has increased rapidly... (more)

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In recent years the number of Whooper Swan wintering in the Fens has increased... (more)

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In recent years Whooper Swan numbers wintering in the Fens has increased rapidly... (more)

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In recent years Whooper Swan numbers wintering in the Fens has increased rapidly... (more)

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Normally whooper swans would have migrated back to the Arctic by mid-March, but... (more)

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These winter visitors from Iceland on the appropriately named Whooper Pond were... (more)

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On Back Pond. Whooper Swans are a winter visitor from northern Europe. They will... (more)

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The southeast wall on the ground floor of the Sir Peter Scott Observatory is... (more)

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Normally by this time of year, the Whooper Swans would have been on their way to... (more)

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The large flock of Whooper swans at Martin Mere overwinters in the UK having... (more)

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A large number of water birds (mostly Whooper swans, Shelducks and Mallards)... (more)

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Some of the approximately 10,000 Whooper Swans that winter in the Fens.... (more)

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The flood is actually on Bullocks Haste Common, but is known as Smithey Fen by... (more)

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Whooper swans pair for life, and their cygnets stay with them all winter; they... (more)

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Whoopers are regular winter visitors to the Lochan Ceann a'Choin. The... (more)

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Whooper Swan on the lake at Leeds Castle. Looks like he's about to do a dance.

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Pair of Whooper Swans on the lake at Leeds Castle.

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Large numbers of Whooper Swans winter in the Fens, moving out from the washes to... (more)

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A few of the several-hundred swans wintering in the area. Most of the thousands... (more)

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This pair of swans on one of the fishing ponds were pleased to see me appear... (more)

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A common sight in the Fens in winter. Two Black Swans had joined the flock.

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Part of a large and growing number of Whooper Swans that winter in the Fens and... (more)

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A group of six swans grazing in a field east of Drem. The crop could be grass or... (more)

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The flood just to the south has helped increase the number of swans wintering in the area.

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Beside the lake at Leeds Castle, this swan was preparing to sleep.

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One of a pair of these swans on the lake at Leeds Castle.

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These over-wintering birds were photographed from a hide at the Caerlaverock... (more)

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This winter visitor from Iceland was viewed from the Peter Scott Observatory.... (more)

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