When do whooper swans arrive in the UK?

In the GBIF records, UK numbers build from late September.

When do whooper swans leave the UK?

They stay common in the records until about late March.

Where do whooper swans go in summer?

In June and July the strongest signal in the effort-adjusted GBIF records is around Sweden. The globe shows the breeding range month by month.

When do whooper swans arrive in and leave the UK?

A winter visitor in the records: numbers build from late September and stay high until about late March.

When do whooper swans arrive in the UK?: In the GBIF records, UK numbers build from late September.
When do whooper swans leave the UK?: They stay common in the records until about late March.
Where do whooper swans go in summer?: In June and July the strongest signal in the effort-adjusted GBIF records is around Sweden. The globe shows the breeding range month by month.

Whooper swan in the UK, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Bars: this species’ share of all UK bird records in GBIF (CC0/CC BY 4.0 only), by month, scaled to the peak month. Based on 43,703 UK records (occurrence search API, country=GB, weekly). Dates come from sightings, not a survey, so treat them as a guide.

See the whooper swan migration on the 3D globe →

About the whooper swan

The whooper swan, is a large northern hemisphere swan. It is the Eurasian counterpart of the North American trumpeter swan.

From the Wikipedia article “Whooper swan” (revision 1366800487), CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened at a sentence end. Winter/summer areas: country containing the monthly hotspot of effort-adjusted GBIF records, using Natural Earth boundaries (public domain).

Other UK winter visitors: see the full list with arrival and departure dates.