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By Daniel Graham\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 16 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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A total of 37 juvenile white storks were introduced to Knepp Wildland<\/a> last week as part of a phased release programme by the White Stork Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There are currently nine breeding pairs of white storks in Sussex, which successfully reared twenty chicks this year.<\/p>\n

The White Stork Project hopes that the newly introduced storks will boost southern England\u2019s breeding population to at least 50 breeding pairs by\u00a02030.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe White Stork Project has seen great progress in the past three\u00a0years with nine pairs successfully breeding in the wild in Sussex and with the continuation of our\u00a0captive breeding and release programme,\u201d said Lucy Groves, Project\u00a0Officer for <a href=\"\/\/www.durrell.org"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust<\/a>, a key partner in the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year we are releasing a record number of 37 captive\u00a0bred juveniles here in Sussex, 33 of these are from our partners at <a href=\"\/\/www.cotswoldwildlifepark.co.uk"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Cotswold Wildlife Park and\u00a0Gardens<\/a> who have done a fantastic job of raising these juveniles again this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to\u00a0say that an additional four birds are also coming from <a href=\"\/\/wildwoodtrust.org"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Wildwood Trust<\/a> in Kent, who are getting\u00a0involved with the project for the first time and we hope that they will continue to support the project\u00a0by providing juveniles each year.<\/p>\n<div class=\""image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\""padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/08\/White-stork-release-Knepp-Estate-dacb886.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/08\/White-stork-release-Knepp-Estate-dacb886.jpg?quality=90&resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/08\/White-stork-release-Knepp-Estate-dacb886.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/08\/White-stork-release-Knepp-Estate-dacb886.jpg?quality=90&resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/08\/White-stork-release-Knepp-Estate-dacb886.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/08\/White-stork-release-Knepp-Estate-dacb886.jpg?quality=90&resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><img class=\""wp-image-121086\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2022\/08\/White-stork-release-Knepp-Estate-dacb886.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" width=\""620"\" height=\""413"\" alt=\"""\" title=\"""\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\""caption-hold"\"><figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"><span class=\""caption-copy"\"><i class=\""icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> 37 white stork were released at Knepp Estate\/Credit: White Stork Project<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\""im-image-caption"\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAll the white\u00a0storks are ringed with our blue project rings,\u00a0beginning with the letters GB, and we are asking the general public to contribute to our monitoring\u00a0programme by <a href=\"\/\/www.whitestorkproject.org\/report-a-sighting"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">reporting sightings<\/a> through our website,\u201d added Groves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEight of the juveniles, including one of the\u00a0Wildwood birds, have been fitted with specially designed GPS tracking devices. These tags will allow\u00a0us to monitor their journeys as they head south on migration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeveral White Stork Project juveniles\u00a0have made it across Europe and into Morocco. We will be watching closely to see what they do this\u00a0year.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\""highlight\"><div class=\""highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> <p>You may also be interested in:<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/birds\/where-do-birds-go-in-winter\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Bird migration guide: which species migrate and where do they go?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/marine-life\/rare-multi-coloured-sea-slug-spotted-for-first-time-uk-waters\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Rare multi-coloured sea slug spotted for first time in UK waters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/birds\/guide-to-britains-herons-bitterns-and-cranes\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Guide to Britain\u2019s herons, bitterns and cranes: identification, what they eat and where to see<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p> <\/p><\/div> <\/section><p>Staff at White Stork Project are hopeful that in the coming days and weeks, the newly released juveniles will attempt to migrate south for the winter.<\/p>\n<p>Over 2,000 sightings of UK\u00a0storks\u00a0have been\u00a0recorded across the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain since releases began in\u00a02019, offering invaluable information about the movement and behaviours of these birds. To help aid the project, submit sightings of white\u00a0storks\u00a0to <a href=\"\/\/www.whitestorkproject.org\/report-a-sighting"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">www.whitestorkproject.org\/report-a-sighting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep an eye on <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/ProjectStork?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">@ProjectStork<\/a> social media and the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.whitestorkproject.org\/news"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">news page of the website<\/a> for updates on their travels.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Daniel Graham Published: Tuesday, 16 August 2022 at 12:00 am A total of 37 juvenile white storks were introduced to Knepp Wildland last week as part of a phased release programme by the White Stork Project. 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