Site selection by swans wintering in Britain and Ireland; the importance of habitat and geographic location

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Authors: REES, EILEEN C., KIRBY, JEFF S., GILBURN, ANDRE
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1997
• Subjects: Cygnus columbianus; Cygnus cygnus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1997.tb04633.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1474-919X.1997.tb04633.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1997.tb04633.x

Monthly surveys of Bewick's Swans Cygnus columbianus bewickii , Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus and Mute Swans Cygnus olor in Britain and Ireland were made during the 1990–1991 winter to determine factors affecting the swans' selection of feeding sites. Geographic location and habitat both inf...