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bewick swans ? (2 Viewers)

As they appear to not have the nostril extensions how do you tell please ?

Now Mutes are my speciality but to my eyes these swans look just too big and bulky to be Bewick's and the yellow on the bills is actually very extensive it just doesn't look like it from the angle that the photo was taken.

Steve.
 
Dont they say something like Wedge of Cheese for Whooper Swan

A lot of Black for Bewick's Swan.

For me Whooper Swans, as size and the amount of yellow on the bill is too extensive.
 
Another picture which seems to show no extension ?
Can they be young whoopers ?
 

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Whoopers for me too.. long neck, bulky and on the last picture you can see the nostril cutting into the yellow.
 
Another for Whoopers. The yellow bases, although individually variable, all seem to come to a sharp point at the cutting edge. I know its subjective but Whoopers always look more 'swan-like' in flight, Bewicks / Tundra are more like geese.

Chris
 
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