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Résumé :
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Trends in total population size and mid-winter distribution have been determined for the Icelandic Whooper Swan population through coordinated international censuses, undertaken in January across its wintering range in Britain, Ireland and Iceland, at c. 5-yearly intervals from 1986 onwards. A total of 29,232 swans recorded during the sixth international census in January 2010 represented an increase of 11% on the previous census in 2005 and is the highest census total to date. Overall, 35.8% of the population (10,452 swans) was recorded in the Republic of Ireland, 30.8% (8,999) in England, 15.8% (4,616) in Northern Ireland, 9.1% (2,659) in Scotland and 7.8% (2,278) in Iceland, with the combined total in Wales and the Isle of Man accounting for
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