2024 Stork Webcam

Do I see three eggs this morning?

Sorry, duplicated post but it might be two or three!

Good news, it looks like there are now four eggs in the webcam nest. 
Storks have always been a fascination for me since childhood. As a very young child I saw one circling high over the skies of Cornwall. I was then told that I was lucky to see one and that although several birds visited the UK every year they had not bred for centuries due to persecution. Those stork visitations have continued throughout my lifetime but now, with help, they breed once more on our shores. 
I feel I must know go and see them once more with my own eyes in the feather.

https://www.cameronbespolka.com/young-birders-blog/white-stork-their-heritage-in-the-uk-and-potential-future#:~:text=The%20white%20stork%20(Ciconia%20ciconia,spotted%20annually%20across%20the%20UK.

An interesting article here.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240326-how-an-english-castles-grounds-became-a-stork-paradise

Good article micky, thanks.

I've looked at the webcam for ages today and haven't seen a single baby. Just birds! 

Well look today WN, the first baby arrived/hatched this morning. 😀 Baby/chick and parents doing well, that plastic bag on the nest could be a bit of an issue mind! 

https://www.youtube.com/live/s0liN8AzykQ?si=Sa5RECGCWWF6eLpH

 Just had a look and could not see the chick will look again later.

Had a email from LPO and a webcam on a stork's nest in the Charente and 1 adult sitting on the nest and must be very warm  as she is trying to cool down as very warm here today.

Three chicks on view this morning!👍

Thankfully they have survived the windy weather and hopefully the last egg has now hatched or is hatching. The adult, can’t tell if it’s the male or female, has hunkered down tight this morning. Here’s a snap from the webcam yesterday and one just now.