Local Black Stork, mid August 2023
A Black Stork, a rare visitor to the UK, was spotted in
Suffolk on the 9th August and re-spotted on the 11th
August in East Kent. On the 13th August it moved north west and was
spotted over Tankerton. On the 14th August it was seen near Capel
Fleet on Sheppey and remained there for several days, causing quite a stir amongst
local birders. It was often distant from
any convenient viewing point and regularly hounded by Corvids including Ravens. My pictures were taken on a gloomy evening, but at least I found it!
A local Raven on Sheppy, not impressed with the arrival of the Black Stork.
Presumably it headed south after Sheppey, towards a wintering ground in Africa.
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