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It has been four years since i captured an adult Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) on the Kierskie Lake (Poznan). Recently seen there again after two years of lack of information. It has a very interesting life history so far:

winter 2008 - Kierskie Lake and month after went to Belarus
winter 2009 - Denmark
winter 2012 - again Kierskie Lake

As You can see, it has been observed only in winter time. Propably it is breeding on the east of Europe.

Thanks to Slawek Karpicki for pictures.

fot. Slawek Karpicki
fot. Slawek Karpicki
fot. Slawek Karpicki

Short-term movement of C77 Coot

Just received great news about white C77 Coot (Fulica atra), which i captured on Kacprowicza Park, Szczecin on December 2011. It has been there since the 30.01.2012 and 8 days later moved to the De Wijde Blik Lake near Amsterdam, Netherlands (643 km from ringing place). Thanks to Chris Meewis for information and nice pictures.

fot. Chris Meewis
fot. Chris Meewis