Swarovski Dancing Swan Ring 5520712 White, Rhodium Plating

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These beautiful fluid curves make this Swan ring a firm favourite with those who like their jewellery simple but striking. Perfect for that special occasion but equally wearable every day. Nest building for the next generation of cygnets starts in February/March, and eggs are laid later in March. After incubation of around 40 days, where Grace will remain on the nest, Cygnets tend to hatch around the first week of May.

It has to be said that many of these rings cause injury to the birds and as the Swan Sanctuary at Egham suggests, these rings should be stopped immediately and old darvic rings removed as a code of practice to prevent any injuries. They also are asking the BTO to justify their ringing of the birds. A single stone open Swan ring is handmade from one piece of precious metal of your choice and can be either highly polished, satin-brushed or hammered texture if you fancy a bit more of a rustic look.Robinson, R.A., Leech, D.I. & Clark, J.A. (2023) The Online Demography Report: bird ringing and nest recording in Britain & Ireland in 2022. BTO, Thetford ( http://www.bto.org/ringing-report, created on 21-September-2023) Other Features:

The main hypothesis relating to the factors causing the increase in this species concerns the use of lead as fishing weights ( Rowell & Spray 2004, Ward et al. 2007). In the late 1970s lead poisoning was shown to be the largest single cause of death among Mute Swans in England, accounting for the deaths of 3,000-3,500 birds annually ( Kirby et al. 1994). There is good evidence showing that lead contamination of Mute Swans in England caused local population declines during the late 1970s and 1980s ( Blus 1994, Birkhead & Perrins 1985). The increase in the British Mute Swan population seen between the 1983 and 1990 censuses can thus be explained partly by the ban on the use of lead weights in fishing imposed by the Water Authorities in 1987 ( Rowell & Spray 2004). There is no evidence to suggest that lead poisoning was ever a problem in Scotland (e.g. Brown & Brown 1984). Gabriel teaches each year’s cygnets how to ring the Gatehouse bell for food before the cygnets leave the moat in the winter/springtime to start life on their own. Whilst the recovery of the British Mute Swan population may in large part be attributed to the reduced incidence of lead poisoning, locally other factors may have had an equal contribution to the observed changes ( Ward et al. 2007). Recent years have also seen an increase in the availability of suitable breeding habitats, in the form of the large numbers of gravel pits and ponds that have been created. Improvements to the water quality of rivers and canals, as a result of efforts to reduce pollution, may have also helped the species ( Coleman et al. 2001, Rowell & Spray 2004). The number and activity of Swan Rescue Centres may also have an effect on the Mute Swan population size ( Delany et al. 1992, Perrins & Martin 1999), although there is little documented evidence to support this. Other factors affecting local populations include increased protection of nesting birds; in an English Midlands study area, this was considered a key factor in the reversal of the 1960s and 1970s decline ( Coleman et al. 2001).All records of ringed birds are valuable. Find out more about why you should report a ringed bird and how to do so here. Key information and resources for ringers The BTO Ringing Scheme is funded by a partnership of the British Trust for Ornithology, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (on behalf of: Natural England, Natural Resources Wales and NatureScot and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland)), The National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) and the ringers themselves. The Nest Record Scheme is funded by the BTO and JNCC.