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Stork Spotted over Notts
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Posted: 4th September
2006 by Steve Botham
Photo: Steve Botham |
This
White Stork was spotted over Easton, near Retford in Nottinghamshire on 3rd
September. Although it's a rare visitor to the UK, storks are frequently
seen in Europe where they are noted for building their giant sized nests on
roof tops.
Truly wild storks are difficult to differentiate from the many escapees and
feral birds in the U.K. Most genuine records seem to be seen and recorded
around April-May and again in the Autumn period. This particular stork was
ringed in Holland as a Wild bird.
Storks are not really built for crossing large expanses of water. Flapping
those large wings requires a lot of energy, so they tend to glide for long
distances. Over warm land this is relatively easy, but over cold sea water
much more flapping is required. For this reason the majority migrate to
tropical Africa, from Europe, along two narrow fronts - the Straits of
Gibraltar, and around the coast of Levant. They depart in August and early
September. Juveniles often leave the nest area first, but young and adults
also migrate together.
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