AN "unprecedented" 2,000 swans from the Artic Circle have flown into a nature reserve in West Lancashire.
Managers at the Martin Mere Wildfowl and Wetlands Reserve near Burscough say figures have been high in previous winters but this year more of the migrating swans have come making it the second largest flock in the country.
Many of the Whooper swans make their winter time homes in East Anglia.
Experts say if the weather in East Anglia deteriorates, more swans could be on their way reports BBC Lancashire
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