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whoop·er

(ho͞o′pər, wo͞o′-, hwo͞o′-)

1. A whooping crane.

2. A whooper swan.

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whooper

(ˈwuːpə) or

whooper swan

(Animals) a large white Old World swan, Cygnus cygnus, having a black bill with a yellow base and a noisy whooping cry

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whoop•er

(ˈhu pər, ˈʰwu-, ˈwu-)

n.

1. a person or thing that whoops.

2. whooping crane.

[1650–60]

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Noun	1.	whooper - rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call Grus americana, whooping crane crane - large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world genus Grus, Grus - type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes
	2.	whooper - common Old World swan noted for its whooping call Cygnus cygnus, whooper swan swan - stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult genus Cygnus, Cygnus - a genus of Anatidae

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There are currently a record 2,489 whooper swans and 10,000 pink-footed geese at the wetland trust in Burscough, near Ormskirk.

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More than 40 whooper swans were in fields near Llanfrothen and another 30 with Bewick's swans on the Dee at Connah's Quay.

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The cold snap in early December brought hundreds of whooper swans onto the reserve and we saw up to 200 coming in to the aptly-named whooper pond and the daily feeds.

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THE cold weather over the last few days has led to a massive influx of Whooper swans arriving at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre.

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Waterlogged fields near Rhuddlan hosted whooper swans, jack snipe and green sandpipers, with up to a dozen green sands and goosanders higher up the Clwyd near Denbigh.

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Meanwhile the NIMBYs and the whooper swans rejoice.

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| Over the weekend, a summer-plumage Great Northern Diver was a smart find off Cemlyn, while a Grey Phalarope was off Caernarfon Golf Club and Whooper Swans at Y Foryd and Cefni reservoir.

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Outdoors, you can meet the 1,600 whooper swans fed on the mere.

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Loyal watchers at Carmel Head recorded black redstart, brambling and whooper swans, with more black reds at Cemaes Bay, Llandudno's West Shore and Little Orme.

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A herd of 61 Whooper Swans are on Glaslyn Marshes, a couple of Great Northern Divers are off Morfa Bychan and Holyhead Harbour, and up to five Slavonian Grebes off Llanfairfechan.

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The event will start at 12.30pm and include a two course lunch of traditional Lancashire food, a behindthe-scenes tour of the sanctuary, in Burscough, near Ormskirk, and a chance to watch more than 1,700 Whooper swans being fed.