Return of the Stork

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A wild pair of European white stork is incubating 3 eggs in the UK. If these hatch it will be the first breeding in the wild since the last breeding in 1416 ( 600 years ago ! ) :

Storks are set to become the first to breed in the UK for 600 years after reintroduction effort – Easton Caller

 

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A wild pair of European white stork is incubating 3 eggs in the UK. If these hatch it will be the first breeding in the wild since the last breeding in 1416 ( 600 years ago ! ) :

Storks are set to become the first to breed in the UK for 600 years after reintroduction effort – Easton Caller

Afaik this is an old report from the spring- the stork pair failed with their eggs but they're hoping for better luck next year as they mature.

 

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YouTube video about the UK White Stork Project :

 

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Also in South Korea the stork is returning, this time the Oriental white stork :

[Photo] S. Korea’s wild Oriental stork population recovering after being wiped out in 1971

 

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Study of released White storks in the UK :

Tracking of UK white storks reveals new migratory routes and strategies