Staines-Upon-Thames, Surrey, UK. 18th July, 2016. On the First Day of Swan Upping 2016, the swan uppers gather outside the Swan pub for lunch, at the start of a week long survey of the the swans on the River Thames. Starting today at Sunbury in Surrey reaching Abingdon in Oxfordshire on Friday. The Royal Swan Uppers, who wear the scarlet uniform of Her Majesty The Queen, travel in traditional rowing skiffs together with Swan Uppers from the Vintners’ and Dyers’ livery companies. Credit: Julia Gavin UK/Alamy Live News

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Location: Staines-Upon-Thames, Surrey, UK.
Photo credit: © Julia Gavin / Alamy / Afripics
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