Cygnus cygnus – Jill Orme Photography

14 Feb 2026

Whooper yoga

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Family life, Gloucestershire | 0

Whooga, maybe..? Whatever you’d call it, it’s an impressive balancing act – though to be fair, a Whooper Swan must have a pretty low centre of gravity. On the other hand, I have quite a low centre of gravity myself, … Continued

20 Jan 2025

Whooper

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Iceland, Travel, Warwickshire | 0

Despite being the type species for the genus Cygnus, Whooper Swans aren’t all that common in the UK – in fact this is only the third time I’ve recorded them in the past seven years, which is as far as … Continued

5 Mar 2019

Footbath

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I went over to Brandon Marsh today, in search of a couple of whooper swans that have been reported there over the past few days. I found them quite easily, but they were zonked on the edge of an island, … Continued

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