Britain faces longest winter in 50 years after earliest ever arrival of Siberian swan

The Telegraph

The arrival of winter, traditionally heralded by the migration of Siberian swans, has come early as 300 birds flock to Britain

The first Bewick's swan of the year has arrived at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust reserve at Slimbridge Photo: SWNS

By Lexi Finnigan

7:05PM BST 12 Oct 2015

Britain is facing its longest winter in 50 years after the earliest-ever arrival of a Siberian swan which traditionally heralds the start of the season.

Each year around 300 Bewick's swans migrate 2,500 miles from Arctic Russia to escape the approaching cold weather which follows closely behind them.

They flock to the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust reserve at Slimbridge, Glos, where their arrival has been recorded since 1963.

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