Bewick's Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Three were seen by R. D. Calbrade on the 12th of February during the bitterly cold winter of 1955-56.
Number in Britain: 7000 birds (Winter)
Status:
in London: scarce migrant, usually in autumn, and winter visitor.
in UK: Winter migrant
Habitat: Lakes, ponds & rivers, & estuaries on migration
Diet: Plant material (e.g. tubers, shoots, leaves) in water or flooded pasture
Systematic List of the Birds of Stoke Newington Reservoirs and Woodberry Wetlands
Data from the London Natural History Society (LNHS) and British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)
TeRNS on twitter. The Reservoirs Nature Society, Stoke Newington, London.Birds of Stoke Newington Reservoirs and Woodberry Wetlands © TeRNS 2003