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Thursday 9 May 2024

White Stork mystery!

Having seen and photographed a pair of White Storks at Ludham Bridge on Tuesday and Cley on Wednesday, I might well have reached the conclusion that they were the same birds touring the county. When I looked closely at my photos, however, I realised they were not: the blue ring worn by one of each pair is a of different size and in a different position.

In any case: as Steve Gantlett pointed out the Ludham / Norwich / Earlham pair were still being reported at the same time as the Cley birds. However! The pair Steve photographed at Choseley today definitely are the Ludham birds, with one of them sporting a broad blue ring above its 'knee'.

Broad ring (Ludham)

Narrow ring (Cley)

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