International Bewick’s and Whooper Swan Census
11/12 January 2020
January 2020 sees the next of the 5-yearly International Bewick’s and Whooper Swan Censuses take place across northwest Europe. The coordinated censuses, organised by the IUCN SSC Swan Specialist Group together with National Count Coordinators and Wetlands International, aims to assess the population size, distribution, breeding success and habitat choice for:
- the Northwest European Bewick’s Swan Population,
- the NW Mainland Europe Whooper Swan Population and,
- the Icelandic Whooper Swan Population.
If you would like to participate in the census, please get in touch with your National Organiser of the International Waterbird Census or by contacting the appropriate species coordinator below.
Wim Tijsen
Bewick’s Swan Census Coordinator
Wetlands International / IUCN Swan Specialist Group
Poelweg 12,
1778 KB Westerland
The Netherlands
e-mail: wimtijsen@ziggo.nl
Preben Clausen
NW Mainland Europe Whooper Swan Census Coordinator
Department of Bioscience
Aarhus University
Kalø
Grenåvej 14
DK-8410 Rønde
Denmark
e-mail: pc@bios.au.dk
Kane Brides
Icelandic Whooper Swan Census Coordinator
Wetlands International / IUCN Swan Specialist Group
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
Slimbridge, Gloucester GL2 7BT
United Kingdom
e-mail: kane.brides@wwt.org.uk
Eileen Rees
Chair: Wetlands International / IUCN Swan Specialist Group
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
Martin Mere, Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire L40 0TA
United Kingdom
e-mail: eileen.rees@wwt.org.uk
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