Category
A
Status
Vagrant
Breeding status
First Record
1956
Last Recorded
2001

White Stork Ciconia ciconia


White Stork photographed at Richmond [RIC] on 9/6/2021. Photo: © Rod Ferbrache
  White Stork photographed at Richmond [RIC] on 9/6/2021 Photo: © Rod Ferbrache (visit site)

White Storks are a summer visitor to much of central and southern Europe They winter south of the Sahara and records in the UK are typically of overshooting migrants. The multiple occurrences of groups of three birds are intriguing. A small breeding population is established in Normandy and this may well be the source of some of the birds seen in Guernsey.

1956: 1 on 16th April

1979: 3 at the Sanatorium on 13th and 14th April

1979: 1 at La Ramee on 18th April

1979: 1 at La Jaonneuse on 15th June

1990: 1 originally seen in Alderney on the 4th May and early on the 5th it was seen flying in over Grandes Rocques on the 5th May at 10.40am.It was seen over Herm on the following day.Sightings from Guernsey, Herm and Sark were reported until it was finally taken into care on the xxxx. It was later flown to Cherbourg and released.

1993: 3 coming in off the sea at Pulias on 1st August

1995: 1 at the Airport on the 9th May was still in the area on the following day

2000: 3 at the Fauxquets Valley on the 27th April had moved to the old Aerodrome at L'Eree on the 28th and were noted at various south coast sites on that day.

2001: 1 at Rue de la Ronde Cheminee between 31 March and 2nd April.

A scarce visitor to Alderney with over ten records involving 20 birds in the nineties including four at Mannez on the 24th June 1992. The higher numbers recorded are probably due to the closer proximity to the French mainland.



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White Stork photographed at Richmond [RIC] on 9/6/2021. Photo: © Rod Ferbrache
White Stork photographed at Richmond [RIC] on 9/6/2021. Photo: © Rod Ferbrache (visit site)

White Stork photographed at Les Prevosts Road on 20/3/2021. Photo: © Eleanor Atkinson
White Stork photographed at Les Prevosts Road on 20/3/2021. Photo: © Eleanor Atkinson (visit site)

White Stork photographed at Rue des Houges, SSV on 11/4/2022. Photo: © Mark Guppy
White Stork photographed at Rue des Houges, SSV on 11/4/2022. Photo: © Mark Guppy (visit site)

White Stork photographed at Rocquaine [ROC] on 10/4/2022. Photo: © Wayne Turner
White Stork photographed at Rocquaine [ROC] on 10/4/2022. Photo: © Wayne Turner (visit site)

White Stork photographed at Cobo [COB] on 10/4/2022. Photo: © Albert Harvey
White Stork photographed at Cobo [COB] on 10/4/2022. Photo: © Albert Harvey (visit site)

White Stork photographed at Talbot Valley [TAL] on 27/4/2000. Photo: © Mark Lawlor
White Stork photographed at Talbot Valley [TAL] on 27/4/2000. Photo: © Mark Lawlor (visit site)

White Stork photographed at Vazon [VAZ] on 9/6/2021. Photo: © Anthony Loaring
White Stork photographed at Vazon [VAZ] on 9/6/2021. Photo: © Anthony Loaring (visit site)

White Stork photographed at Richmond [RIC] on 9/6/2021. Photo: © Rod Ferbrache
White Stork photographed at Richmond [RIC] on 9/6/2021. Photo: © Rod Ferbrache (visit site)

White Stork photographed at Les Grantez, CAT [LGZ] on 21/3/2021. Photo: © Anthony Loaring
White Stork photographed at Les Grantez, CAT [LGZ] on 21/3/2021. Photo: © Anthony Loaring (visit site)

White Stork photographed at Les Petites Vallees, CAT [PVC] on 21/3/2021. Photo: © Andy Marquis
White Stork photographed at Les Petites Vallees, CAT [PVC] on 21/3/2021. Photo: © Andy Marquis (visit site)

White Stork photographed at Les Sept Etoiles on 10/4/2022. Photo: © Chris Sharman
White Stork photographed at Les Sept Etoiles on 10/4/2022. Photo: © Chris Sharman (visit site)

White Stork photographed at Les Petites Vallees, CAT [PVC] on 21/3/2021. Photo: © Dave Carre
White Stork photographed at Les Petites Vallees, CAT [PVC] on 21/3/2021. Photo: © Dave Carre (visit site)

White Stork photographed at Talbot Valley on 0/4/2000. Photo: © Mark Lawlor
White Stork photographed at Talbot Valley on 0/4/2000. Photo: © Mark Lawlor (visit site)

White Stork photographed at Talbot Valley [TAL] on 27/4/2000. Photo: © Mark Lawlor
White Stork photographed at Talbot Valley [TAL] on 27/4/2000. Photo: © Mark Lawlor (visit site)

White Stork photographed at Rocquaine [ROC] on 10/4/2022. Photo: © Wayne Turner
White Stork photographed at Rocquaine [ROC] on 10/4/2022. Photo: © Wayne Turner (visit site)



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White Stork Pulias 1/8/1993 3
White Stork Airport 9/5/1995 1
White Stork St Peter in the Wood (Parish) 9/5/1995 10/5/1995 1
White Stork Fauxquets Valley 27/4/2000 3
White Stork Old Aerodrome 28/4/2000 3
White Stork landes du marche 7/11/2010 3
White Stork Saumarez Park [SAU] 22/8/2012 4
White Stork Town [TON] 23/8/2012 5
White Stork Rue du Tertre, STA [TER] 23/8/2012 4
White Stork Le Friquet [FRI] 23/8/2012 4
White Stork Town [TON] 23/8/2012 4
White Stork Saumarez Park [SAU] 23/8/2012 4
White Stork Les Fauconnaires [FOC] 9/9/2012 1
White Stork Mannez Lighthouse 6/5/2016 1
White Stork Mannez Quarry 6/5/2016 1
White Stork Mannez Lighthouse 2/6/2017 6
White Stork Fort Houmet Herbe 4/6/2017 6
White Stork Fauxquets Valley [FAU] 4/7/2017 10
White Stork South Coast Cliffs, Alderney 5/5/2019 1
White Stork Les Prevosts Road 20/3/2021 2
White Stork Les Prevosts Road 20/3/2021 2
White Stork Les Prevosts Road 20/3/2021 2
White Stork Les Prevosts Road 20/3/2021 2
White Stork Over Miellette ? 21/3/2021 2
White Stork Talbot Valley [TAL] 21/3/2021 2
White Stork Talbot Valley [TAL] 21/3/2021 2
White Stork Les Grantez, CAT [LGZ] 21/3/2021 2
White Stork Talbot Valley [TAL] 21/3/2021 2
White Stork Talbot Valley [TAL] 21/3/2021 2
White Stork Talbot Valley [TAL] 21/3/2021 2
White Stork Talbot Valley [TAL] 21/3/2021 2
White Stork Talbot Valley [TAL] 21/3/2021 2
White Stork King's Mills [KIN] 21/3/2021 2
White Stork Ivy Castle / Chateau des Marais 21/3/2021 2
White Stork St Anne 8/6/2021 1
White Stork St Anne 8/6/2021 1
White Stork Richmond [RIC] 9/6/2021 1
White Stork Richmond [RIC] 9/6/2021 1
White Stork Richmond Vazon 10/6/2021 1
White Stork Richmond [RIC] 10/6/2021 1
White Stork Rocquaine [ROC] 10/4/2022 2
White Stork Mont d'Aval 10/4/2022 2
White Stork Camp du Roi [CDR] 10/4/2022 2
White Stork Grandes Rocques [GRO] 10/4/2022 2
White Stork Les Grantez, CAT [LGZ] 10/4/2022 2
White Stork Barras Lane [BAR] 10/4/2022 2
White Stork Mare de Carteret [MDC] 10/4/2022 2
White Stork Les Sept Etoiles 10/4/2022 2
White Stork Les Grantez, CAT [LGZ] 10/4/2022 2
White Stork My Garden @ Cobo 10/4/2022 2
White Stork Barras Lane [BAR] 10/4/2022 2
White Stork Rue des Houges, SSV 11/4/2022 2
White Stork St Anne 12/6/2022 1