Positives of flooding WHOOPER SWANS!

The positive side of flooding -a flock of Whooper Swans, seen in Kirkmahoe during the flooding.

 Whooper swans are identified by their yellow bills and by their whooping calls to each other. They mate for life tend to stay within the family unit.


In the summer months they breed in Scandinavia, Iceland, Siberia and other Arctic sites, but come the winter weather they migrate to S Scotland and other sites within the UK where the weather is less harsh. Go along to the WWT at Caerlaverock at feeding times and you will see and hear masses of them. It is possible to adopt a swan and track it over its lifetime. Some of the swans are fitted with radio transmitters so that they can be tracked.The transmitters are very expensive so the WWT is always grateful for donations.

Swan fitted with radio transmitter to enable tracking.

Listen to the Whoopers in the video below taken in a hide at Caerlaverock WWT.