The number of swans on the River Thames has increased, but cygnets are smaller than normal, according to the Queen's Swan Marker. After a week of "Swan Upping" - the annual swan census on the ...

Swan uppers make their way up the River Thames during the annual swan upping. Swan uppers weigh and tag the young cygnets along the River Thames during the annual swan upping. The annual census of ...

For hundreds of years, the royal family has laid claim to many of England’s swans. An annual count found a worrisome drop in cygnets along a stretch of the River Thames this year. By Claire ...

King Charles has several royal titles, including the "Seigneur of the Swans." Since the 12th century, the British crown held the right to claim ownership of all unmarked mute swans swimming in ...

THE population of young swans in the River Thames has fallen, as revealed by the annual census at this year’s Swan Upping. The Queen’s Swan Marker, David Barber, accompanied by representatives ...

SHEPPERTON, EnglandSHEPPERTON, England — With a flurry of flapping wings and a cacophony of confused squeaking, the swan and her downy young cygnets were plucked from the River Thames and passed ...

Swan Upping, one of the less heralded royal events on the British calendar, will be held next week. The census of sorts is set to take place on the River Thames from Monday, July 15. Although King ...

Staines - Teams of census-takers took to the River Thames on Monday for the colourful annual count of Queen Elizabeth II's swans - a blend of science and ceremony that dates to the 12th century. By ...

The annual ceremonial event of “swan-upping” has commenced on the River Thames this week, offering a visual spectacle to Britons along the riverbanks. During the Middle Ages, swans were ...

As the Seigneur of the Swans, the Queen exercised only part of her right, on an 80-mile stretch of the River Thames from Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey to Abingdon, Oxon. So while Her Majesty did ...

Police have appealed for information after a swan was shot dead with a pellet gun in the Thames in south-west London. Officers were dispatched to the river at Canbury Gardens in Kingston following ...