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Bewick's Swan

Upload a photo of the Bewick's Swan at Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

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juvenile

Taken: Thu, 26 Feb 2026

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Thu, 26 Feb 2026

In the Rushy Pen with neck ring numbered 314T.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

juvenile

Taken: Thu, 26 Feb 2026

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Thu, 26 Feb 2026

In the Rushy Pen with neck ring numbered 314T.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

adult

Taken: Thu, 26 Feb 2026

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Thu, 26 Feb 2026

On the Tack Piece from the Robbie Garnett Hide.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

juvenile

Taken: Sun, 25 Jan 2026

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Thu, 12 Feb 2026

One of 3 Juveniles on the Rushy Pen.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

Taken: Sun, 25 Jan 2026

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Thu, 12 Feb 2026

Family on the Rushy Pen.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

Upload a photo of the Bewick's Swan at Glasson (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

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Taken: Thu, 01 Jan 2026

Glasson (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Wed, 14 Jan 2026

North of Moss Lane with whoopers

Photo: Mark Murray

Photographer's	RBA gallery email

Bewick's Swan

Upload a photo of the Bewick's Swan at Ludham (Norfolk)

All the RBA news reports of the Bewick's Swan at Ludham (Norfolk)

Taken: Thu, 08 Jan 2026

Ludham (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 08 Jan 2026

At Ludham Airfield. Four Bewick's in a herd of thirty-four Whoopers at 10.30am

Photo: David Bryant

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog email

Bewick's Swan

Taken: Thu, 08 Jan 2026

Ludham (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 08 Jan 2026

At Ludham Airfield. Four Bewick's in a herd of thirty-four Whoopers

Photo: David Bryant

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog email

Bewick's Swan

adult

Taken: Thu, 08 Jan 2026

Ludham (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 08 Jan 2026

At Ludham Airfield. Four Bewick's in a herd of thirty-four Whoopers

Photo: David Bryant

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog email

Bewick's Swan

Taken: Wed, 10 Dec 2025

Ludham (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Wed, 10 Dec 2025

At Ludham Airfield. One of two Bewicks among a flock of Whoopers at 2.30

Photo: David Bryant

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog email

Bewick's Swan

adult

Taken: Sun, 30 Nov 2025

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sun, 30 Nov 2025

On the Rushy Pen.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

adult

Taken: Sun, 30 Nov 2025

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sun, 30 Nov 2025

On the Rushy Pen.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

adult

Taken: Sun, 30 Nov 2025

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sun, 30 Nov 2025

On the Rushy Pen.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

Upload a photo of the Bewick's Swan at Welney WWT (Norfolk)

All the RBA news reports of the Bewick's Swan at Welney WWT (Norfolk)

Taken: Sun, 01 Jun 2025

Welney WWT (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Sun, 01 Jun 2025

Solitary Bewick Swan, obviously left behind when the rest left, although I counted 5 Whooper swans still around

Photo: Willie Carlyle

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Bewick's Swan

adult

Taken: Fri, 14 Feb 2025

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Fri, 14 Feb 2025

One of a dozen birds on the Tack Piece today.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

adult

Taken: Wed, 29 Jan 2025

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Thu, 30 Jan 2025

Photo: Michael Trew

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog email

Bewick's Swan

adult

Taken: Fri, 24 Jan 2025

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sat, 25 Jan 2025

Didn't stay for the Swan feed yesterday & flew back towards the Tack Piece or the Dumbles area of the reserve.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

adult

Taken: Fri, 24 Jan 2025

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sat, 25 Jan 2025

One of 2 birds on the Tack Piece yesterday viewed from Martin Smith Hide.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

Upload a photo of the Bewick's Swan at Abberton Reservoir (Essex)

All the RBA news reports of the Bewick's Swan at Abberton Reservoir (Essex)

Taken: Wed, 04 Dec 2024

Abberton Reservoir (Essex)

Uploaded: Sat, 07 Dec 2024

Photo: Andrew Brown

Photographer's	RBA gallery email

Bewick's Swan

adult

Taken: Fri, 22 Nov 2024

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sat, 23 Nov 2024

In the Rushy Pen yesterday evening.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

Upload a photo of the Bewick's Swan at Othery (Somerset and Bristol)

All the RBA news reports of the Bewick's Swan at Othery (Somerset and Bristol)

adult

Taken: Tue, 23 Jan 2024

Othery (Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Tue, 23 Jan 2024

Photo: Brian Hill

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Bewick's Swan

adult

Taken: Mon, 22 Jan 2024

Othery (Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Mon, 22 Jan 2024

One of four. Once an annual visitor in good numbers. Now a county rarity

Photo: Brian Hill

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Bewick's Swan

adult

Taken: Fri, 05 Jan 2024

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sat, 06 Jan 2024

Flying from the Rushy to the Tack Piece yesterday.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

adult

Taken: Fri, 05 Jan 2024

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sat, 06 Jan 2024

Flying from the Rushy to the Tack Piece yesterday.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

Taken: Tue, 02 Jan 2024

Ludham (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 02 Jan 2024

Half a dozen Bewick's, mixed with the Whoopers (Distantly!)

Photo: David Bryant

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

Taken: Sun, 31 Dec 2023

Ludham (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Sun, 31 Dec 2023

at Airfield. Half a dozen Bewick's among the Whoopers at 10.30am

Photo: David Bryant

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

juvenile

Taken: Sun, 12 Mar 2023

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sun, 12 Mar 2023

A few birds were spread out with most out on the Tack Piece & some on the Rushy.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

adult

Taken: Wed, 22 Feb 2023

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Wed, 22 Feb 2023

Photo: Michael Trew

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog email

Bewick's Swan

Upload a photo of the Bewick's Swan at Westwoodside (Lincolnshire)

All the RBA news reports of the Bewick's Swan at Westwoodside (Lincolnshire)

adult

Taken: Sat, 04 Feb 2023

Westwoodside (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 08 Feb 2023

Photo: Glyn Sellors

Photographer's	RBA gallery email

Bewick's Swan

Taken: Sat, 04 Feb 2023

Westwoodside (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 08 Feb 2023

Photo: Glyn Sellors

Photographer's	RBA gallery email

Bewick's Swan

Taken: Tue, 17 Jan 2023

Ludham (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 17 Jan 2023

Around 20 birds with a few Mute Swans by track to St Benet's Abbey

Photo: David Bryant

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

adult

Taken: Fri, 13 Jan 2023

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sat, 14 Jan 2023

Photo: Michael Trew

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog email

Bewick's Swan

adult

Taken: Fri, 30 Dec 2022

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sat, 31 Dec 2022

Photo: Michael Trew

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog email

Bewick's Swan

adult

Taken: Sat, 24 Dec 2022

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sat, 24 Dec 2022

A few were present on the Rushy Pen today.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

juvenile

Taken: Sat, 24 Dec 2022

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sat, 24 Dec 2022

A few were present on the Rushy Pen today.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

adult

Taken: Sat, 24 Dec 2022

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sat, 24 Dec 2022

A few were present on the Rushy Pen today.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

Taken: Thu, 22 Dec 2022

Ludham (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 22 Dec 2022

SSE of Ludham at St.Benet's Abbey. 35+ Cranes and 18 Bewick Swans at midday.

Photo: David Bryant

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bewick's Swan

Taken: Wed, 19 Jan 2022

Ludham (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Wed, 19 Jan 2022

Two groups of six and seven plus ten flew over St Benet's Abbey (midday)

Photo: David Bryant

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog



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