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The decline of the bewick�*s is being blamed in part on their wetland habitat being destroyed. climate change is also altering their migration routes. longer summers in the russian arctic and warmer european autumns mean the swans don't have to come as far as slimbridge to find winter feeding grounds. it's just one lake and a single species, but chronicled over 60 years the bewick�*s fate is a telling snapshot of our rapidly changing planet. jonah fisher, bbc news, at slimbridge. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. great weather for webbed feet, i think, is the best descrip...

The decline of the bewick�*s is being blamed in part on their wetland habitat being destroyed. climate change is also altering their migration routes. longer summers in the russian arctic and warmer european autumns mean the swans don't have to come as far as slimbridge to find winter feeding grounds. it's just one lake and a single species, but chronicled over 60 years the bewick�*s fate is a telling snapshot of our rapidly changing planet. jonah fisher, bbc news, at slimbridge. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. great weather for webbed feet, i think, is the best descrip...

Of each bewick�*s is distinct, enabling researchers to recognise them year after year. george ii. the swans arrive from the russian arctic each autumn and are counted every day. names are given to individuals. they definitely have distinct personalities. and there are swan family dynasties. the most famous is the gambling dynasty. we've also had the tea party as well, teapot and teabag. the cheese dynasty was quite a big one. roquefort, cheddar and stilton. probably best to think of them as mafias rather than families. this year, 91 bewick�*s swans have been seen at slimbridge. in the 1970...

Breakfast time at slimbridge. and somewhere amongst the squabbling geese an increasingly rare type of swan. the bewick�*s swans are really unique because they're literally recognisable by their faces, a bit like us. smaller than mute swans, the yellow and black beak pattern of each bewick�*s is distinct, enabling researchers to recognise them year after year. george ii. the swans arrive from the russian arctic each autumn and are counted every day. names are given to individuals. they definitely have distinct personalities. and there are swan family dynasties. the most famous is the gambli...