For centuries, Mute Swans have been a quintessential symbol of love and devotion and it’s not hard to see why. Each spring, ...

Apart from the Crown, there are only three organisations that have retained their right of ownership of mute swans and maintained their unique swan marks. Originally, marks were made on the top of the ...

When we think of large birds, we might picture swans, ostriches, or eagles. But which bird is the biggest? Well, it depends ...

Bird flu has been reported at an East Yorkshire nature reserve. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust said the outbreak was affecting mute swans at the North Cave Wetlands centre near Hull. It added it was ...

Date: 5th November 2022. Picture James Hardisty. A Mute Swan preening its plumage on the lake at Peasholm Park, Scarborough It was only in 2023 that a major outbreak of the flu killed 1,000 black ...

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One of the world’s heaviest flying birds, and one of the most beautiful too, the Mute Swan is a majestic waterfowl with a mean reputation. The Mute Swan is a majestic waterbird with pure white plumage ...

Anyone who’s perused valentines or romantic greeting cards has probably seen illustrations of swan pairs almost beak to beak, necks elegantly curved to form the shape of a heart. They’re known ...

The area is ideal for mute swans, one of the most common breeds in the UK, to congregate in large groups. Matthew Capper, from Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, said: "The winter flocks often have ...

SEVEN swans have died at a popular Middlewich beauty spot as a bird flu outbreak is confirmed. On Thursday, February 6, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) verified a mute swan found near Kings ...

How do they remove the husk of a seed without crushing the nutritious inner kernel? Which beak movements are involved in such a sophisticated task? How fast does the beak move? To answer these ...