BirdLife Finland, the umbrella organisation of some 30 Finnish bird societies, hopes that all swans still remaining in the country will be counted in the course of the weekend. The organisation also hopes the count will shed light on the birds’ resting places before their long migration.
A similar count was carried out for the first time at the start of last November. Some 50,000 – 60,000 whooper swans were counted at that time.
In addition to information on the birds’ resting places, BirdLife Finland also hopes to discover places where the swans are at risk of flying into live power lines. Last year some hundred dangerous spots were found around the country.
