Single White Female

The observatory at Welney WWT has a log book to record ring numbers of Whooper Swans noted at the reserve. This is helpful in tracking the birds as the staff do not have time to monitor the swans as often as they would like to. Going through my photos, I noticed I had captured an image of this Whooper showing off its bling.

I emailed Welney with the image and number and asked if they could supply me with any information on this individual. This morning, I received the following reply from Emma Brand, the Events and Marketing Officer:

Hi Kay

Nice photo; the whooper swan in question (E4A) was ringed at WWT Welney on 25^th November 2009 as a cygnet. The swan has returned to Welney this winter and she’s a female so hopefully we’ll see her return to Welney in the future with a mate of her own.

Cheers

Emma Brand