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TBOSG White Stork - Ciconia ciconia
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White Stork is a widespread but declining species which breeds in the warmer parts of Europe. Sightings have increasingly occurred in Britain making White Stork an annual visitor to the UK with around twenty or so records each year; mainly during the spring and summer. It is a strong migrant wintering in tropical Africa. The name Stork comes from the Old English word 'storc' and the Proto-Germanic word 'storkas' and is thought to be a nickname which simply means 'stick'. White Stork often nest on houses where it is seen to adopt the characteristic pose of standing on one leg or, 'standing on its stick'. |
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Earliest: May 23rd 1971 at Hallen. Latest: November 4th 2007 at Pucklechurch. Highest Count: One on all dates. |
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There have been two White Storks reported from S. Gloucestershire, they are; |
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2007: (1) |
One possibly this species was reported in the Pucklechurch area on November 4th. |
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1971: (1) |
A presumed adult was reported on May 23rd from the Hallen/ Compton Greenfield area. This occurrence constitutes the first report of this species in S. Gloucestershire. |