Bewick’s Swan / Малый лебедь / Cygnus columbianus bewickii

A single Bewick’s with a herd of Whoopers. Near Churchtown, Lancashire January 18th 2011. The Bewick’s smaller and with much less yellow on the bill. About 2000 Whooper’s winter in the area but, nowadays, only a few Bewick’s. Whoopers from Iceland, Bewick’s from Northern Scandinavia or Russia.