Bird Sighting
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnus · Anatidae (Ducks, Swans and Geese)
03/02/2023 · Maw Green Tip, South area
- Date
- 03/02/2023
- Location
- Maw Green Tip
- Recording area
- South area
- Grid reference
- SJ 7175 5764
- Observer
- admin
Grid reference: SJ 7175 5764 53.11523, -2.42344 Open in OpenStreetMap
Whooper Swan in our records
- Records
- 5
- First recorded
- 25/01/2021
- Last recorded
- 05/01/2025
- Places
- Pump House Flash, Maw Green Tip, Elton Hall Flash
Other recent records
About the Whooper Swan
The whooper swan (/ˈhuːpə(ɹ) swɒn/ "hooper swan"; Cygnus cygnus), is a large northern hemisphere swan. It is the Eurasian counterpart of the North American trumpeter swan.
- Conservation status (IUCN)
- Least Concern
- Wingspan
- 229 cm
- Weight
- 331–14,000 g
Andreas Trepte, CC BY-SA 2.5 
Dariusz Kowalczyk, CC BY-SA 4.0 
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Sciadopitys from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 
Andreas Trepte, CC BY-SA 2.5 
Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0 
鳴神響一 （Kyoichi Narukami）, CC BY 3.0 
鳴神響一 （Kyoichi Narukami）, CC BY 3.0
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