After lunch in Cookham, the Swan Uppers' flotilla passed through Bourne End en-route to the end of day 2 at Marlow. I do hope they found lots of cygnets #SwanUpping 🧵2/2
July 15, 2026 at 8:51 AM
After lunch in Cookham, the Swan Uppers' flotilla passed through Bourne End en-route to the end of day 2 at Marlow. I do hope they found lots of cygnets #SwanUpping 🧵2/2
David Barber, the King's Swan Marker assisted by the Swan Markers of the Vintners & Dyers, the other Swan Uppers, as well as members of Swan Support were kept busy yesterday at Maidehead with a family of 9 cygnets. It was then on to Boulter's Lock & Cookham.
#SwanUpping 🧵1/2
#SwanUpping 🧵1/2
July 15, 2026 at 8:51 AM
David Barber, the King's Swan Marker assisted by the Swan Markers of the Vintners & Dyers, the other Swan Uppers, as well as members of Swan Support were kept busy yesterday at Maidehead with a family of 9 cygnets. It was then on to Boulter's Lock & Cookham.
#SwanUpping 🧵1/2
#SwanUpping 🧵1/2
#swanupping happens this week along the river #thames - an annual count of the swan population. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8kdl7k219o #oxford #swans #birds #ecology #conservation
Rise in Thames swan numbers despite bird flu outbreak
The annual census of swans gets under way on the River Thames.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 14, 2026 at 9:51 PM
#swanupping happens this week along the river #thames - an annual count of the swan population. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8kdl7k219o #oxford #swans #birds #ecology #conservation
What could be more British/English than having lunch at a Thames-side pub watching the King's Swan-Uppers arrive for theirs after a hard morning rowing along the river from Shepperton to Staines and ringing cygnets (upping) on behalf of King Charles III . #Summer #SwanUpping #Traditional #Royalty
July 13, 2026 at 12:35 PM
What could be more British/English than having lunch at a Thames-side pub watching the King's Swan-Uppers arrive for theirs after a hard morning rowing along the river from Shepperton to Staines and ringing cygnets (upping) on behalf of King Charles III . #Summer #SwanUpping #Traditional #Royalty
The Mayor of Maidstone joined the annual Swan Upping on the River Medway last Sunday, counting 12 swans and 6 cygnets! 🦢 This unique tradition has been around for over 400 years. Thanks to the Sea Cadets for their support! #Maidstone #SwanUpping #RiverMedway #LocalHeritage
July 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The Mayor of Maidstone joined the annual Swan Upping on the River Medway last Sunday, counting 12 swans and 6 cygnets! 🦢 This unique tradition has been around for over 400 years. Thanks to the Sea Cadets for their support! #Maidstone #SwanUpping #RiverMedway #LocalHeritage
Maybe want to check with the Palace before you decide to try and catch a swan for tea Mags! 👑 🦢 🐾
#whatsfortea #rescuedogsofbluesky #dogsofbluesky #swanupping
#whatsfortea #rescuedogsofbluesky #dogsofbluesky #swanupping
April 8, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Maybe want to check with the Palace before you decide to try and catch a swan for tea Mags! 👑 🦢 🐾
#whatsfortea #rescuedogsofbluesky #dogsofbluesky #swanupping
#whatsfortea #rescuedogsofbluesky #dogsofbluesky #swanupping
Very happy I am still learning about new kinds of delightful British nonsense!
"The count is carried out every July by a crew of swan uppers who are dressed in a traditional scarlet uniform and travel along the river in rowing boats counting for five days."
#SwanUpping www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"The count is carried out every July by a crew of swan uppers who are dressed in a traditional scarlet uniform and travel along the river in rowing boats counting for five days."
#SwanUpping www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
River Thames: Swan upping tradition returns for annual count
Swan upping is a royal census of swans on the river and gives insight into the bird's population.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Very happy I am still learning about new kinds of delightful British nonsense!
"The count is carried out every July by a crew of swan uppers who are dressed in a traditional scarlet uniform and travel along the river in rowing boats counting for five days."
#SwanUpping www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"The count is carried out every July by a crew of swan uppers who are dressed in a traditional scarlet uniform and travel along the river in rowing boats counting for five days."
#SwanUpping www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The historic tradition of Swan Upping starts today from Sunbury-on-Thames and continues along the River Thames to Abingdon on Friday. Visit Royal Swan website www.royalswan.co.uk for places and times to see this annual census and health-check of swans and cygnets.
#riverthames #thames #swanupping
#riverthames #thames #swanupping
July 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The historic tradition of Swan Upping starts today from Sunbury-on-Thames and continues along the River Thames to Abingdon on Friday. Visit Royal Swan website www.royalswan.co.uk for places and times to see this annual census and health-check of swans and cygnets.
#riverthames #thames #swanupping
#riverthames #thames #swanupping
November 26, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Fav statue, the Vinters Company and Swanupping. Not a turkey.
September 8, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Fav statue, the Vinters Company and Swanupping. Not a turkey.
Shooting the popinjay. Stoat baiting. Swanupping. Corn rolling. Cheese throwing. The construction and then immolation of giant wicker effigies of monotremes. You know, the usual. 3/3
July 22, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Shooting the popinjay. Stoat baiting. Swanupping. Corn rolling. Cheese throwing. The construction and then immolation of giant wicker effigies of monotremes. You know, the usual. 3/3