Some of the recorded sightings of White Storks in Britain in spring 2012. Specifically a flock of nine birds which were first found in Worcestershire and then appeared to separate into two groups.
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11: 17 April nine photographed by a farmer ploughing fields near Abberley, Worcestershire Ver detalle |
12: 22 April six in a ploughed field near Holywell (reported on the 23) Ver detalle |
13: 23 April six seen flying west over Colwyn Bay Ver detalle |
14: 26 April six seen flying over Didcot, Chosley and Abingdon, Oxfordshire Ver detalle |
15: 28 April six at Standlake, Oxfordshire Ver detalle |
16: 02 May five at Sidlesham and other localities, West Sussex Ver detalle |
17: 04 May, five over Havant, Hampshire before flying WSW Ver detalle |
18: 05 May, five over Weymouth, Dorset Ver detalle |
19: 05 May five over Portland, Dorset Ver detalle |
20: 06 May five over Morden Park, Dorset Ver detalle |
21: 23 May now down to four, the wanderers were back over Radipole Lake RSPB, Dorset Ver detalle |
22: 23 May four appeared to depart out to sea from Portland, Dorset, before changing their minds Ver detalle |
23: 23 May four reappeared over Overcombe, Dorset, after appearing to head out to sea from Portland Ver detalle |
24: 24 May four over Shapwick Heath NNR, Somerset Ver detalle |
25: 25 May four over Kingsbridge, Devon, then between Totnes and Newton Abbot Ver detalle |
26: 28 May four over Lakenheath Fen RSPB, Suffolk Ver detalle |
27: 02 June four west over Aston, South Yorkshire mid morning Ver detalle |
28: 02 June four west over Redmires, South Yorkshire early afternoon Ver detalle |
29: 04 June four north-east over Titchwell, Norfolk Ver detalle |
30: 06 June four arrive at Dingestow, Gwent for four days Ver detalle |
31: 09 June four over Patchway, Gloucestershire Ver detalle |
32: 10 June four west over Llandulas, Colwyn Bay and Penryn Bay mid afternoon. They were then seen again on 19 June, following a stay in Somerset Ver detalle |
33: 13 June four settled for the longest period so far, in the Curry Moor area of Somerset, until 18 June Ver detalle |
34: 24 April two near Spalding, Lincolnshire for their second day Ver detalle |
35: 28 April two commence a three day stay at Acle, Norfolk Ver detalle |
36: 04 May two at Scotney GPs, Kent until mid morning Ver detalle |
37: 04 May two west over Rye, East Sussex late morning Ver detalle |
38: 05 May two over Brook, Isle of Wight Ver detalle |
39: 08 May two north-west over King's Sombourne, then north-west over Broughton, both Hampshire Ver detalle |
40: 11 May two for three days at Appledore and nearby, Kent, departing Woodchurch mid morning on 13th Ver detalle |
41: 13 May two west over Pulborough Brooks RSPB, West Sussex, then south-west again on 16 May, with a visit to Arudel on 15 May Ver detalle |
42: 17 May three south-west over Broughton, Hampshire, presumably the wandering two being joined by one of the wandering five Ver detalle |
43: 21 May three north-east over Dawlish early evening Ver detalle |
44: 22 May three by River Otter at Budleigh Salterton, Devon Ver detalle |