Bewick's Swan

Bewick’s Swan – Ibsley Meadows, Hampshire

by chrisbutton1
Posted on 9th Jan 202011th May 2020
birds

On Wednesday 8th January Philip Fawkes found a Bewick’s Swan on Iblsey Meadows. This is presumably the returning individual who wintered here in 2018 and 2019. This pales in comparison to the 1987 Avon Valley […]

by chrisbutton1
Posted on 16th Jan 201916th Dec 2019
birds

Bewick’s Swans regularly winter in the Avon Valley near Harbridge in Hampshire. This year there was only 1 in amongst the 200 or more Mute Swans and with an appointment at Stourhead I decided to make a slight detour via Harbridge […]

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Bewick’s Swan – Ibsley Meadows, Hampshire

Bewick’s Swan – Harbridge, Hampshire