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The whooper swan is a winter visitor to Britain, especially Scotland, from their breeding grounds in Iceland and Scandinavia. They can be distinguished from the Bewick's and Mute swans by the yellow on their bills that extends to the nostril and beyond. Image by Quinten Goodman. | Whooper swan - Cygnus cygnus.jpg

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  Whooper swan - Cygnus cygnus.jpg - The whooper swan is a winter visitor to Britain, especially Scotland, from their breeding grounds in Iceland and Scandinavia. They can be distinguished from the Bewick's and Mute swans by the yellow on their bills that extends to the nostril and beyond. Image by Quinten Goodman.  
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