Cygnus olor – Alarch Dof – Breeding resident
Mute Swan – 2020-21 WeBS
The latest figures from the Wetland Bird Survey in Pembrokeshire – totals from all count sites.
Mute Swan – 2003-07 breeding
Cygnus olor – Alarch Dof – Breeding resident Comparison with previous atlas: 1984-88 2003-07 Breeding confirmed 8 13 Breeding probable 1 6 Breeding possible 2 4 No of tetrads occupied 11 (of 478) 23 (of 490) Percentage of tetrads 2.3% 4.7% Largely introduced into Pembrokeshire to grace ornamental waters, the mute swan has now become […]
Mute Swan – 1994
Cygnus olor – Alarch Dof – Breeding resident 1984-88 Breeding confirmed 8 Breeding probable 1 Breeding possible 2 No of tetrads occupied 11 (of 478) Percentage of tetrads 2.3% Mathew (1894) stated that they were originally introduced and noted Bosherston Pools as “their chief station” and that up to about 100 could be seen there […]
Mute Swan – 1980s winter
Cygnus olor – Alarch Dof – Breeding resident The BTO winter atlas showed that Mute Swans were present in suitable 10km squares during the winters of 1981-82, 1982-82 and 1983-84. The darker the colour, the higher the relative total count for each 10km square. The darkest blue represents over 24 birds seen in a day. The distribution […]
Mute Swan – 1968-72 breeding
Red = breeding confirmed Orange = breeding probable Yellow = breeding possible More about the Mute Swan in Pembrokeshire
Mute Swan – 1949
Species account from the Birds of Pembrokeshire, 1949, by Lockley, Ingram and Salmon.
Mute Swan – 1894
Species account from the 1894 ‘Birds of Pembrokeshire and its Islands’ by Rev M A Mathew
