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Here's Why Britain's Swans Are Being Counted In The Name Of The King

Huffington Post 30 Jun 2023
Queen's Swan Marker, David Barber inspects a cygnet during the annual Swan Upping Census on the River Thames at Staines, west of London on July 15, 2019 ... The Swan Marker David Barber said ... The Palace explained this isn’t the swan marker’s only duty.
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The Curious Reason Why King Charles III "Owns" All The UK's Swans

IFL Science 09 May 2023
"Swans then were an extremely important food source and served up at banquets and feasts, really for the wealthy," David Barber, who served as Queen Elizabeth’s swan marker for decades, told Reuters in September 2022. .
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Third of swans near Windsor Castle wiped out by bird flu in less than a week

Metro UK 24 Nov 2022
Charles inherited the Queen’s swans when his late mother passed ... ‘He will be deeply upset about this major outbreak and the King’s Swan Marker David Barber, who did the job for 30 years for the Queen, will be keeping the Palace informed.’.
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Britain’s swans get new owner with royal succession

The Philadelphia Inquirer 14 Sep 2022
... unmarked, if he so wishes," David Barber, who worked for Queen Elizabeth for some 30 years as her swan marker, told Reuters on Monday.
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Queen Elizabeth II: Swan Marker David Barber recalls monarch's interest in birds

BBC News 13 Sep 2022
King Charles III's passion for wildlife will boost conservation efforts for the country's swans, the royal Swan Marker has said ... David Barber was the Queen's Swan Marker for 30 years and is now known as the King's Swan Marker.
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Britain's swans get new owner with royal succession

Reuters 13 Sep 2022
"The king has the right to claim any swan swimming in open waters, ... Over his 30 years as the monarch's swan marker, Barber met the Queen several times at public and unofficial events.
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How King Charles' inherited thousands of swans, dolphins, whales, and sturgeons from Queen Elizabeth

Business Insider 11 Sep 2022
In the past, the process — which involves weighing, measuring, and assessing the health of the birds — has been conducted by the Queen's Swan Marker, David Barber, according to the Royal Family's official website.
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The centuries-old law that meant the Queen owned nearly all England’s swans

Metro UK 09 Sep 2022
The ownership of swans also applies to dead birds meaning taxidermists must ask the Queen’s Swan Marker for permission to use the body of a swan for educational purposes.
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River Thames swan census concludes after heatwave

BBC News 26 Jul 2022
The annual census of a swan population has concluded. David Barber, the Queen's Swan Marker, and his team of Swan Uppers, took to the River Thames in traditional rowing skiffs for the five-day count.
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Annual Swan Upping gets under way along the River Thames

BBC News 19 Jul 2022
The annual census of the swan population has started on the River Thames. Swan Upping takes place annually on the river in the third week of July ... The Queen's Swan Marker, David Barber, will detail the number of swans, broods and cygnets counted.
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UK: Annual 'Swan Upping' census takes place on River Thames

Ruptly 18 Jul 2022
... swan census ... David Barber, one of the Queen's Swan Marker, said while holding a baby swan "This is an orphan one, an orphan cygnet.
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Don’t break your arm! Ancient Swan-counting ritual on the River Thames

Ruptly 18 Jul 2022
The annual tradition of ‘Swan Upping’, counting the ... All swans famously belong to the monarch, Elizabeth II, while the Queen’s Swan Marker, David Barber, explained how serious the work is..
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4 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Feed Bread to Ducks

Treehugger 22 Jun 2022
Just watching ducks in a pond can be good for you, thanks to benefits of biophilia like reduced anxiety and increased creativity ... Ducks need a varied diet ... 2018 ... "Official Statement on Bread From the Queen's Swan Marker." The Swan Sanctuary.
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Pictured: Britain's bird flu 'patient zero' seen for first time in self-isolation at home in ...

The Daily Mail 07 Jan 2022
It has also emerged that at least two of the Queens' swans have died from bird ... The Queen's official Swan Marker, who does an annual head count of the River Thames swans every year, has been informed.

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