A large number of Whooper Swans dropped in for the day on their annual northerly migration. They set of this evening as it was getting dark and looking at past records it seems that they are moving north at least 3 weeks earlier than previous years.
Regards,
Ian.
https://www.wwt.org.uk/discover-wetlands/wetland-wildlife/swans/where-to-see-swans/
https://monitoring.wwt.org.uk/our-work/goose-swan-monitoring-programme/species-accounts/whooper-swan/
Ok. I find it interesting that for my area the swans are more migratory and only have one resident Swan where I am. and that Scotland is its (most northerly range.) its also interesting the whooper swan has a yellow beak, whereas the mute swan has a orange/reddish beak. Just like orange and red are similar Both colours yellow and orange are on a similar wavelength in the colour spectrum. With some birds what they eat can affect colour and things like that. With others it doesnt. I’m interested that the Whooper Swan has differant beak markings to the mute swan and even more interesting that it’s Call is very differant to the swan most people are most familer with. And I also find it interesting you said there’s a few nesting pairs of Whooper Swans in Scotland. Do you know when whooper swans first started nesting in Scotland?
Pete
Birding is for everyone no matter how good or bad we are at it,enjoy it while you can