>> GENERAL >>>>>
– very large waterbird, much larger than Greylag Goose
– diurnal/nocturnal migrant
– migrates pairwise or in small to medium flocks in formation
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Mute Swan Cygnus olor, AD
BIF1675, 13/01/2015, Rügen, Germany, Roland Neumann
Mute Swan Cygnus olor, AD
BIF0386, 14/02/2012, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze
Mute Swan Cygnus olor, 2CY
BIF0397, 05/03/2010, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze
Mute Swan Cygnus olor, 1CY
BIF7020, 30/12/2022, Zingst, Germany, Mathias Putze
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
BIF0383, 16/02/2012, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze
Mute Swan Cygnus olor, AD
BIF0384, 14/02/2012, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze
Mute Swan Cygnus olor, AD
BIF0385, 15/03/2010, Rügen, Germany, Mathias Putze
Mute Swan Cygnus olor, AD
BIF0387, 13/08/2012, Baltic Sea, offshore, Germany, Mathias Putze
Mute Swan Cygnus olor, AD, 2CY
BIF2892, 15/02/2018, Rügen, Germany, Roland Neumann
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
BIF0388, 24/03/2010, Baltic Sea, offshore, Germany, Mathias Putze
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
Mute Swan Cygnus olor, wing sound, excitement call
BIF0389, 13/04/2010, Wallendorfer Kiesgruben, Germany, Patrick Franke
– detail –
Mute Swan Cygnus olor, wing sound, excitement call
BIF389, 13/04/2010, Wallendorfer Kiesgruben, Germany, Patrick Franke
Mute Swan Cygnus olor, wing sound of a flock (~30 individuals)
Common Reed Bunting Emberiza s. schoeniclus, song
BIF2960, 21/07/2018, Karrendorfer Wiesen, Germany, Patrick Franke
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
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