Transcript for England's swan population counted in annual 'swan-upping'

Pilots go to England now at 800 year old tradition of counting the key the queen's swans yes there actually teams of people. Out there along the river counting this one's in England and we see our Juliet McFarlin out there live ignoring locked England. Juliette you're waiting for the swans what do you tell us about this tradition. All the way it. I mean they say knuckled black with children I don't know that television and I mean what can I say we've come hey we tried to bring you this funds. And that eyelids in the nice ones yet but it's nothing we got here in Oregon and it is about an hour away from London and me and. Because that means one would then have royals won on yeah. I've been coming and yeah. Its hands and they look on it's woman about its and they look past this line. And as quickly as as a half its value when this loser in the event it hasn't gathered around it isn't it makes them. It cuts us and the queens officials want legit. What Elaine. And they'll just keep an eye on the numbers Smollins. I'm pretty quiet in danger that the name and of course. The that didn't sit well needs once by the Queen Elizabeth I mean that's tradition has gone back to the 11100. Meaning that sends a serious world business. I wish we could sure use some swat his but that. That is not to be seeing it but did see a look at me coming down the strip that picked we will cut symbol was still on that. Let's this is this is media quit a quintessential. Royal English tradition. That's we will give us cats that minute was still bracing for them to come. Steps are giving will still stand by I'm no expert in this wind up being but the history of it is interesting going all the way back to the twelfth century. In originally the swans were considered a delicacy to eat but now Julie it's more about yeah. Yeah conservation right and protecting the swans. Absent lately and this is isn't this strangest UK Lewis actually it is current it's illegal. For a compliment to kill this woman and the lost time and nine. Someone did that was back and include cleaning is that she finds few hundred pounds. Some 250 dull days. The killing and eating ice ones who is in serious serious crime but it's yes ones have been civic and delicacy for the upper classes throughout. Which is history and England. And I'm could things like that's. On them. We didn't think the queen does eats well and she's got quite simple condit's public till pilot expense on but she is she does feel very strongly about song conservation. I did any about a hundreds. May seem as incident this in this region of the business it in a huge amount of numbers. So that's why this this continent's ones is is very important conservation. And Julie it's also formal as well right there they're wearing uniforms they're separated into special teams and they go around. Counting this one zeal all decked out there formal attire right. Yeah in these huge flows of crimson long jump as I've I just wish we could say that they that's not everyone Italy. Eight Julie they don't we have some pictures of it is welders sorry to interrupt so if people are wondering what it looks. Looks like we've got pictures as you're speaking showing everyone the red votes in the gold buttons and all of that goes with that. I need is just hours they did this it has been happening I'm all week and that they they do it in several occasions up and on its hands. And and yeah but we have been talking to them not gods Madonna coloring. And he has told us that's this one up is often a long day of hugged wept accounting and there'll going to dinner at the pump. 5 o'clock say that running at this relates that they can keep them as race and also likely. That's right dinner at the pub notes one on the menu though definitely not fight the most liquid efficient chips that. All right Julia McFarland out live breath and adoring like England thank you so much we'll stand by for the swans in the official counting we appreciate it fun tradition they always have there in England with the royal family.

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