The annual five-day census of swans belonging to King Charles III — known as Swan Upping — began Monday on the River Thames to assess their health.

The River Thames transforms into a whirl of scarlet uniforms and wooden skiffs for King Charles III's annual swan census.

Swan uppers release mute swans back into the River Thames after checks, during the ancient tradition of Swan Upping, the annual census of the mute swan population on the River Thames in London ...

Swan uppers hold mute swans during the ancient tradition of Swan Upping, the annual census of the mute swan population on the River Thames in London, Monday, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych) ...

The annual five-day census of swans belonging to King Charles III – known as Swan Upping — began Monday on the River Thames to assess their health.

A body has been found in the River Thames after a massive search operation was launched on the edge of the Cotswolds. Emergency services were called to Buscot Lock in Oxfordshire after reports that a ...

The young man was swimming in Buscot Lock when he went missing (Picture: Google) Teams searching for a young man who went missing while swimming in the River Thames have found a body.

A DEAD body has been found in the River Thames during a search for a missing man. Specialist diving teams were searching for a young man who went missing on Sunday July 13. He was last seen enterin… ...

An annual medieval tradition of counting swans on the River Thames is returning. Swan upping is a royal census of the birds on the river, dating back to the 12th Century, which aims to give an ...

The annual five-day census of swans belonging to King Charles III has begun along the River Thames. The centuries-old tradition involves inspecting members of the mute swan species.

Swan uppers hold mute swans during the ancient tradition of Swan Upping, the annual census of the mute swan population on the River Thames in London, Monday, July 14, 2025.