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Latin name: Cygnus cygnus
Size: Whoopers are approximately the same size as mute swans, around 150cms in length. They can weigh up to 14kgs.
Distribution: During the winter months they can be found throughout most of Scotland, Northern Ireland, mid to north Wales, northern England and parts of East Anglia.
Months seen: Late September to April when they migrate to the UK from Iceland.
Habitat: Usually found in damp grasslands, marshes, agricultural land, lakes and reservoirs.
Food: Grass and other vegetation such as the roots of aquatic plants.
Special features: Whooper swans have a yellow patch which extends along almost the full length of the beak. They tend to hold their necks much straighter than mute swans and they have a bugle-like call. Although most of the birds arriving in the UK come from Iceland, whooper swans also breed right across Scandinavia and Russia.
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