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The Swan Uppers leave Marlow on he River Thames,Britain.
The colourful and traditional ‘Swan Upping’ is an annual event in England dating back to medieval times.
The annual Swan Upping takes place with a flotilla of six traditional Thames wooden rowing skiffs the third Monday in July starting from Sunbury on the river Thames, west of London to Abingdon near the famous university spire city of Oxford.
The journey takes five days.
All swans (Britain’s largest bird) are owned by the Crown.
The Queen’s swan marker wears a bright scarlet jacket and white cap. David Barber, Queen’s swan marker and his boat crew carry out the task on giving all swans and cygnets caught on the Royal river, a health check, ringed and registered. |
