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  • #16
    Re: Bewick's or whooper swan?

    The 3rd and 4th are (in flight) are real crackers and I defy anyone not to have a giggle at No11

    Thanks paul for that info ... I didn't know that
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    • #17
      Re: Bewick's or whooper swan?



      We have lots of Mute swans and Canada geese here on the Grand Union Canal and although I have spent hours stalking known spots along the canal where these biggies tend to land I have so far failed to get a shot. But at Welney you're spoiled for choice, like above

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      • #18
        Re: Bewick's or whooper swan?

        Great photo sequence there, Ian!

        The mnemonic is Whooper Wedge, Bewick Blob:

        Looking side-on, the triangular yellow (i.e. pointy wedge shape) on the bill means it's a whooper. A more round yellow shape (i.e. a blob), a bewick. See two side-by-side, the small one is the bewick.

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