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International Bewick’s and Whooper Swan Census: 11/12 January 2020 The following list of sites was produced using WeBS data (Core Counts and supplementary data) from 2008/09 - 2017/18, for December, January and February only, and swan census counts from the 2010 and 2015 surveys. For each site, the peak count is given for each season. We hope this list is helpful, but please bear in mind that it is intended as a guide rather than a definitive list. There may be additional areas not listed which you know hold swans and we would be very grateful if you could also arrange coverage for those sites LO Region: Perth & Kinross (inland) Sector Season Site Code Site Name Sector Name Grid ref Species code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 58971 Tay Estuary 85970 Tay – Newburgh NO242201 WS 20 5 7 31 11 12 86001 Loch Leven NO151012 WS 171 139 75 160 176 629 181 58 193 156 86012 Keltie Loch NO002137 WS 1 NO032202 WS 24 Dupplin and Pitcairnie 86013 86507 Dupplin Loch NO032201 WS 6 10 5 5 52 Lochs 86508 Pitcairnie Loch NO027197 WS 14 15 24 55 17 16 20 21 37 86026 Loch Meallbrodden NN916252 WS 5 2 86031 Pond of Drummond NN856185 WS 5 3 86034 Loch Monzievaird NN840232 WS 3 2 Carsebreck and 86041 NN860095 WS 15 14 25 26 13 22 3 4 42 19 Rhynd Lochs 86047 Loch Tay 86547 Loch Tay – Killin NN591339 WS 32 11 2 86052 Butterstone Loch NO058449 WS 5 86053 Loch of Lowes NO048439 WS 7 2 10 86058 Old England Loch NO124377 WS 15 86063 Loch Tullybelton NO001349 WS 6 86072 Loch Freuchie NN865377 WS 3 6 86082 Monk Myre NO207427 WS 3 86086 Abercairny Loch NN911221 WS 2 86087 Loch Kinardochy NN775551 WS 1 18 2 15 3 9 Sector Season Site Code Site Name Sector Name Grid ref Species code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 86088 Lochan An Daim NN718571 WS 10 2 2 86091 Loch Moraig NN907667 WS 25 18 12 19 13 5 4 10 6 86101 Arnot Reservoir NO206023 WS 1 86111 Glenfarg Reservoir NO102113 WS 5 16 Loch Tummel NN831593 WS 5 86140 Loch Tummel at NN825594 WS 20 Dunalastair Hydoelectric NN6958 WS 52 86151 Reservoir Kinloch Rannoch Dunalastair Water NN696583 WS 30 52 36 30 35 13 32 30 33 52 86210 Lowbank Scrape NN944168 WS 4 7 86300 Dalreoch north NN992171 WS 22 67 5 27 10 89 76 94 7 River Earn – Dalreoch River Earn – Forteviot 86306 NO006173 WS 1 86316 Bridge to Kinkell South River Earn – Lawhill Bridge 86309 NN958176 WS 8 64 2 406 37 12 206 93 136 Oxbows River Earn – Forteviot 86316 NN960168 WS 66 67 570 61 Bridge 86319 Pow Flood, Madderty NN965225 WS 3 9 13 7 River Tay – Haughs of 86337 NO139397 WS 6 5 4 6 Kercock Allan Water – Greenloaning to Muckle 86351 Greenloaning to 86317 NN822074 WS 2 4 2 Burn Cambushinnie 86517 Kercock Farm Pond NO126385 WS 3 86543 Loch Earn NN645238 WS 2 2 86547 Loch Tay – Killin NN591339 WS 32 Sector Season Site Code Site Name Sector Name Grid ref Species code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Fingask and White 86565 NO167428 WS 2 Lochs 86081 Stormont Loch NO191422 WS 12 Stormont Loch and 86581 Stormont Loch and Haremyre 86581 NO187422 WS 3 Haremyre 910N0 Loch a’ Mhuilinn NG707435 WS 4 2 3 4 Firth of Tay (Low BT102 Firth of Tay LTC 102 NO254207 WS 3 BT000 Tide) BT120 Firth of Tay LTC 120 NO221197 WS 2 Additional sites Near Weem NN8349 WS 36 Seggieden, Kindfauns NO165215 WS 5 Lawhill NN961172 WS 14 Dalreoch North NN9917 WS 84 Easter Rhynd NO180192 WS 32 River Earns at Lawhill NN9617 WS 2 NO180190 NO180190 WS 54 .

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