The meaning of a swan is grace, beauty, love, trust, and loyalty. And a pair of swans represent soul mates for life. Therefore, this pair of swans is ideal for representing an engagement and wedding ring that fit inside each other. Areas or counties (Ireland) in which the greatest number of individuals of each species were ringed in the current year

You may also notice a smaller metal ring on the other leg which is known as a BTO ring. The same goes for these. 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.

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. View ringing totals by area or county for the current year, sorted either alphabetically or by number ringed The big plastic coloured rings on swans are known as Darvic rings. These were started by the Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology as part of the institutes studies into lead poisoning. The studies are now defunct, but swans are continued to be rung for convinience factors.

A second, not mutually exclusive, hypothesis is that warmer winter weather has benefited this species. Deaths during the winter due to poor weather are an important cause of mortality in many areas ( Spray 1981, Perrins & Sears 1991) and a run of mild winters is likely to have reduced this ( Rowell & Spray 2004). Mild winters are not only associated with low mortality but are also followed by high reproductive output ( Delany et al. 1992) which has also contributed to the increase in the Mute Swan population. A study examining five years' data on breeding biology found that winter temperature was one of the factors significantly affecting the date of laying, which in turn was related to clutch size, which in itself was the most significant factor determining the number of cygnets fledged ( Birkhead et al. 1983), hence demonstrating an effect on breeding performance. Esselink & Beekman ( 1991) have also shown that mild winters are not only associated with low mortality but are also followed by high reproductive output be enabling adults attain peak body condition. This may have been particularly important in Scotland.The Swan rings can be made in white, rose, yellow gold or platinum and set with or without diamonds. And if you are not a diamond fan, there are countless beautiful coloured gemstones you can choose from.

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.Wood et al. ( 2019) investigated some of the above hypotheses by examining the inter-annual variation in the Mute Swan population in Great Britain between 1974 and 2012, and concluded that the trends were best explained simply by the banning of lead weights rather than by winter temperature, water quality, the extent of agricultural food resources or by a combined model which included more than one of these four co-variates. My intention was to create contemporary, simple, and fun rings where you can choose two different designs and be able to wear them in more than one way. Ringing data make a major contribution to the study of population changes and to our understanding of species declines. Bird populations are determined by the number of fledglings raised and the survival of both juveniles and adults. 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 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. In Scotland (and presumably elsewhere), the increased autumn sowing of cereals has improved the winter food supply for swans, enabling a higher proportion of birds to survive the winter ( Delany et al. 1992, Ward et al. 2007), although there are no specific analyses to support this. This curvaceous ring is called the Swan due to the ‘S’ flows up and around the stone. The ring shank sweeps up and curves around the central gemstone. Our current pair of Mute Swans, Grace and Gabriel, arrived in May 2019, thanks to Swan Rescue South Wales. I often hear from my clients complaining about there are so many classic halo, three stone, solitaire and same boring looking rings in other jewellery stores and online shops and not enough different designs.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. I like the rings purely for convinience factors and believe that thr ringer for the Worcester area does a fantastic job at ringing the birds as ive come across next to none injuries. However I do believe in what the swan sanctuary at Egham suggests and questions need to be asked.