04/04/2026
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| Ballymount Park. 03/04/2026 |
The Mute Swan Annual Survival project 2026 has started. Officially, the methodology is called a RAS, (Re-trapping Adults for Survival), but it is more like Swan Bingo! Last year there were 239 Swans recorded in the project boundaries, 104 new Swans ringed and probably another 50 Swans, some were outside the project boundaries but might be recorded this year. So looking for about 370 mute swans. The first week is easy, large herds of young Swans at Swords and Bray, small herds at a few parks. After that it starts getting hard, maybe 50 pairs nesting or holding territory.
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| The 2025 Project birds. As they are recorded in 2026, marked in Yellow |
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| Unexpected sightings are swans not recoded within the boundary last year. |
Each Swan in Dublin is individually identifiable by the colour ring.
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