The White Stork Project is a partnership between private land owners and nature
conservation
organisations and work together to bring
White Storks
back to South East England for the first time in several hundred years. White Storks are a migratory bird species native to the UK, but failed to survive here, likely due to a combination of habitat loss, over-hunting, and targeted persecution.
This live stream shows a White Stork nest on Knepp Castle in West Sussex. This initiative is part of a citizen science project, and viewer are encouraged to report if you see anything interesting on the camera whilst watching. Specifically, the White Stork Project wants to know if you spot any displaying, mating, which individuals have been seen on the nest (identifiable by their blue leg rings), if you see eggs being laid, or eggs hatching. Additionally, report if you saw any other species using the nest. Lastly, post finding to
Twitter
using the hashtag #ISpyStorks