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Cygnus olor
This is a juvenile which has almost got its white adult plumage but still has the grey upper mandible of the younger swan, which looks even darker due to the lighting, which I have enhanced in the second picture. The growth of the bulbous knob at the upper mandible base is sufficient to rule out Trumpeter and Tundra Swan.
Coastal marshes.
Spotted on Jun 10, 2017
Submitted on Oct 1, 2017
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