Høgni Hammer

Whooper swan

Cygnus cygnus

Sangsvane

Okn

Sangsvane

Okn

Ringing sites of Whooper swan

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Recovery sites of Whooper swan

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Facts

Birds ringed
Birds ringed 6
Ringed as chicks 0 (0,0%)
Recoveries
No. of recoveries 1
No. of individuals 1
Proportion recovered 16,7%
Short abstract from the book:
Whooper swan has historically been breeding in the Faroes, but went extinct during the 17th century. It is still a common visitor in spring and autumn. There is currently an effort being made to restore a Faroese breeding population based on migrants to the Faroes. Six whooper swans have been ringed in the Faroes. The first was ringed on Mykines in 1964. In the winter 1998 five whooper swans were taken into care (and ringed) in Eiði and kept until they left in spring 1999. One Faroese ringed whooper swan has been recovered: a young (2y) male ringed 23 April 1998 was found dead on 21 February 2000 near Sligo on the Irish north coast, 874 km south of the ringing site. 12 whooper swans ringed abroad have been recovered in the Faroes: ten from Iceland and three from Britain. Recently, whooper swans have been studied using satellite tracking, both in Iceland and in Britain (Griffith et al. 2010). One study showed that whooper swans migrate past the Faroes both in spring and autumn migration.

Read more about the species in the chapter from The Faroese Bird Migration Atlas here