A whooper swan flies over sea surface in Rongcheng city, East China's Shandong Province, February 2, 2013. Thousands of whooper swans flying from Siberia and Lake Baikal chose to spend winter in ...

Wintering whooper swans are pictured at a national nature reserve in Rongcheng, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 5, 2026. Over 6,000 migratory whooper swans have flocked to Rongcheng to spend the ...

Waterbirds: The International Journal of Waterbird Biology, Vol. 25, Special Publication 1: Proceedings of the Fourth International Swan Symposium 2001 (2002), pp. 211-220 (10 pages) The influence of ...

January can feel quiet outdoors but head to the woods or a wetland for some top birdwatching moments. At this time of year ...

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2020 shows whooper swans at the national nature reserve for whooper swans in Rongcheng City, east China's Shandong Province. With unique geographical location and comprehensive ...

Populations of whooper swans have grown 30 times faster inside nature reserves than outside over the past three decades, research has shown. Scientists from the University of Exeter analysed ...

Hugh Harrop took this picture before one of the chicks disappeared Two Whooper swans on the Loch of Spiggie in the south of Shetland have successfully hatched four cygnets. The RSPB, which runs the ...

In recent years, the natural reserve has enhanced ecological improvement by planting eelgrass to provide a better environment for the swans. The improving ecological environment has brought more ...

A worker at the Rongcheng Swan National Nature Reserve in Weihai, Shandong province, spread corns to whooper swans at the reserve. [Photo by Li Xinjun for chinadaily.com.cn] Whooper swans spending ...

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