The colour-ringed Whooper Swan (ZNL) at Aldcliffe I found on 15/12/22 was ringed at Caerlaverock on 5/3/20, having hatched in the summer of 2019. It was recorded there again the following winter between 25/11/20 to 25/2/21. A change of scenery in Cambridgeshire on 25/10/21. It was back at Caerlaverock last month and last week was its first recorded sighting in Lancashire. The colour-ring was on the left leg which indicates it’s a female. The young lady had another Whooper with it last week so perhaps they may return in the future with a family.
Meanwhile, on Jeremy Lane today there was a pair of Whoopers with five cygnets. I’m not sure if I’ve seen such a large Whooper family before.
Two Bewick’s swans were in the same field.
The eight White-fronted Geese were at Aldcliffe yesterday.
