The annual medieval tradition of counting the number of swans on the River Thames is under way. The Swan Upping tradition involves rowing skiffs from Sunbury, through Berkshire to Abingdon in ...

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 ...

A leading British rowing club has been accused of killing a swan and continuing to race, prompting a police inquiry. ‌Thames Valley Police said it was looking into a potential wildlife crime ...

an 800-year-old tradition that sees a member of the Royal Family and several ‘Swan Uppers’ row up the Thames on a five-day journey rounding up swans on the water, in order to check their health. A ...

Every year royal swan counters take to the River Thames for the British tradition of swan upping - an event dating back to the 12th century. Monday marked the first swan upping of King Charles' reign, ...

the ceremony continues in a largely symbolic form helpful in monitoring the condition and number of swans on the River Thames. Official swan uppers weigh and measure the cygnets and check them ...

See bridgewoodmanorhotel. com or call 01634 201333. River Thames The annual Swan Upping ceremony takes place during the third week of July, and is a census of swans where mute swans on the River ...

However, there are also specially marked swans on the Thames belonging to the ancient Vintners and Dyers Companies in the City, who go out once a year for a spot of swan upping — ceremoniously ...

The annual Swan Upping ceremony, where swans on the Thames are rounded up, counted and checked on, continues to be a popular event in the royal calendar. Stephen Marshall, then the assistant ...

Stefan Wermuth / Reuters / Landov The Thames has been synonymous with rowing for almost three centuries. In August 1715, half a dozen “watermen”—oarsmen who ferried passengers on the river ...