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Latin name: Cygnus columbianus
Size: Approx 120cm. Weighs up to 8kg.
Distribution: Found in Northern Ireland, southern Scotland and many parts
of England, especially around the Ouse Washes.
Months seen: Late September to April
Food: Aquatic vegetation, grain and potatoes
Habitat: Salt marshes, reservoirs and meadows
Special features: Bewick's swans are migrant birds spending half the year
in northern Siberia and half the year here in the U.K.
Bewick's are much smaller than our resident Mute swans,
and their shorter necks give them a goose-like appearance.
They have yellow patches on their bills, and these have been likened to human
fingerprints, in that every bird has a unique shaped patch.
UK Safari Wildfowl Section
UK Safari Bird Section
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