They're Returning One of Britain's Largest Birds

[@LeaveCurious]

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[@WalkLitterless]

I am part of the White Stork project in Knepp in West Sussex and it’s so amazing seeing these magnificent birds that are now being bought back in the UK

[@sterkar99]

The Netherlands is full of them, aren’t they flying over the channel ever?

[@WalkLitterless]

@@sterkar99Yes, I think so, the Storks from Knepp have been spotted many other places apart from Knepp and even internationally

[@LeaveCurious]

Great work. It was so cool seeing them on top of those old oaks

[@KittenWhoSmellsLikeAmmonia]

Really love the work you do there. Its really become a haven for not only reintroduced animals but also sparse and uncommon species. Looking forward to future developments especially with the plan to reintroduce pine martens

[@Peter.R.M.]

We live close to the the Knepp Estate. I am excited to report that this year, more than ever, we have been seeing Storks flying over the area from Knepp to feed in the wetlands of the Arun and Adur Valleys, they are a regular visitor at the RSPB Pulborough Reserve. I think its probably likely that we will soon see Storks breeding outside Knepp - another step towards their recolonization of Sussex.

[@makingfreely6336]

This is exactly what we need. Someone highlighting all the great work people are doing.

[@LeaveCurious]

That's what I’m here to do 👍👍

[@pnkemp]

Fabulous news. My wife is Polish and whenever we visit her family she's always straining to see stork nests as it is the one thing that says "I'm home" to her. Shame we moved to NZ, so we won't see the new UK storks until we visit my family.

[@od.vandeveer]

Great. In the NEtherlands the reintroduction was a success and I see them regulary.

[@RepvertYT]

I live in the Netherlands and a farmer has a lot off big poles in the ground with some planks on top they make nests on their and he has so many that it’s called “stork village” they also nest on top of houses and in trees nearby there are A LOT of them.

[@michaelhaywood8262]

Another large bird currently being reintroduced is the Common Crane. This is in two widely separated areas, one on the Norfolk/Suffolk Broadland area and the other in the Somerset Marshes. IDK if the idea is to just have these two colonies in this country or whether it is hoped for them to spread across the wetland areas in the whole South. Great Bustards are also being reintroduced in the Salisbury Plain area, but I haven't recently heard how this is doing.

[@riverdmusic]

Well done Rob. Another excellent, informative and life-affirming video. Love what you are doing. Keep up the good work 👍

[@hstratford88]

We saw a pretty big (especially to someone who has never seen a stork before) fly over the campsite we stayed on in South Devon this year. We couldnt believe our luck and my 4 year old was in awe. So happy to see these projects!

[@agarsorchids7708]

Good luck! We love them in Hungary, putting up nests for them on poles to encourage breeding, one village 30 km from me has a main street with approx. 50 breeding pairs in every year! ❤

[@Captainumerica]

The Curious membership idea is brilliant! It's both clever and, tbh, heartening to have THAT kind of news stacking up instead of the depressing shite in the mainstream news

[@andyalder7910]

The Wheel on the School was compulsory reading when I was a lad, but I didn't realise the nests weighed a ton, Time to get the roof reinforced.

[@thestevenjaywaymusic7775]

You people do great work. I wish more were like you wonderful human beings! Bless you all.

[@Herculesbiggercousin]

Beautiful work for everyone involved! Thank you!

[@aansvar]

Great job! Love these videos, giving some hope for the restoration of our nature. Thanks!

[@LeaveCurious]

Thats why we're here! Cheers!

[@JakobFischer60]

Great work. Meanwhile we have many storks in Germany but it still is a special moment when we see a lager group.

[@JulieSimmonds-z2j]

Is that like a group of loutish storks, out drinking?

[@xyzxyzxyzxyzxyzxyz]

White storks have proven really easy to reintroduce from captive breeding here in Sweden. The biggest hurdle is that most reintroduced will not migrate to Africa over the winter. But if they mate with wild populations, their offspring will, which in a few generations will have a cascading effect.

[@jasonjay6130]

These young guys are great. Thanks, for the update on what they're doing.

[@Narnendil]

There is a very successful stork reintroduction project in the very south of Sweden going on, if you're intererested in checking that out.

[@Prongsie1999]

I saw a ton of white storks when i was in portugal and i didnt know what it was and all my Portuguese friends were making fun of me asking where i thought Portuguese babies came from

[@OCAVIARY]

Great video👏🏼 I was lucky enough to visit Celtic in the summer, it was amazing to see all the great work they are doing and feed the Storks too! I’m working on a Twite conservation project with Celtic, can’t wait to see where that goes!

[@1969longshanks]

I read this in your voice, love your videos

[@OCAVIARY]

@ thank you very much!😁

[@CelticRewilding]

Ollie's one of the greats!

[@DavidBysouth]

Thanks so much for the great overview of a really interesting species reintroduction project! It's great to see organizations like Celtic Rewilding bringing back keystone species to the ecosystem. I have 2 questions; 1) Has there been any negative impacts on other species or ecosystem function due to the introduction of the Storks 2) What kind of background work/assessment is done pre-release of any species that has been potentially extirpated for prolonged periods of time. Thanks for the great work you do showcasing these amazing stories and getting people interested in the environment!

[@chasepirtle8662]

Great wok being done! Warms the heart to see this!

[@texaspineywoods3879]

Love you for the work you do, sweet gentle man.

[@zarinaromanets7290]

Really cool to see the efforts and these beautiful birds in action! I hope as more people learn about what used to be and what it takes to bring it back, they also begin to learn about how current systems impact environmental pollution and how being involved in their communities can help.

[@someblokecalleddave1]

A mate of mine who lives in Cornwall near Lands End took a picture over Lands End of a big flock of Storks circling above the peninsular.

[@Kingsaxxy3872]

I remember going to Knepp and seeing my first pair of Storks, amazing they were and I was a bit surprised by some of the sizes, absolutely beautiful animals. Hope they can establish themselves back in their homeland here.

[@graphite2786]

Great video! Here in Australia we've been captive breeding for decades, from the western short neck turtle, the bilby, lots of birds, even fish and reptiles. Unfortunately the biggest threat here is invasive species like cats and foxes. We've had to fence off areas ( predator proofing) so that many species can survive safely. We've also done some stellar work with plants- especially terrestrial ground orchids! Some species were reduced to only a few individuals (!!!!) but thanks to some dedicated people, they worked out their extremely complex life cycle ( these orchids have a totally symbiotic relationship with certain fungi, to propagate them you need to propagate the fungi they live on) "Diuris fragrantissima" is a great example of an orchid that was saved by rewilding 🌝

[@anthonyflanagan9231]

I love what you do bring back all our wildlife back 😃

[@bill8985]

Amazing work by these guys. I tossed in a few quid last year for the turtle project and am so happy to see some candidates for release.

[@jackstone4291]

Absolutely great company to visit! Nice one dude

[@anniehill9909]

Fantastic. I loved this. What a great guy! After the USA election results, how wonderful to see something so nature positive! ❤

[@stevensibbet5869]

It is brilliant to hear about the European pond turtle being released into the wild in the near future. I would be curious and loved to see a whole video just on that release project.

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

Got a lot of stork pictures on my channel, great birds, they were reintroduced here in the Netherlands.. In the 1960 they were all gone... now they are back :)

[@havingalook2]

Storks - so beautiful - magnificent birds.

[@joseenoel8093]

Way to go, I majored in sylviculture, re-wilding rocks! I'm a chick forest technician, you're all very wonderful!

[@carolinejayes157]

Just wonderful ,need supervision place in remote areas with suitable habitat.!

[@joet6619]

Amazing work! Aren’t you part of Mossy Earth anymore?

[@acelticmiscellany]

love it mate, keep going

[@Mitch-l5u]

Excellent great project

[@FHRider-o1m]

Watched storks living in Eguisheim, lovely town to visit, sit in a cafe and watch them nesting on the roofs

[@MerryMoss]

Finally financially stable enough to support some good causes, so I signed up for the patreon! 😊🌿

[@LeaveCurious]

@@MerryMoss that’s awesome! Thanks for the support, working on producing something worthwhile there 😊

[@salamandiusbraveheart4183]

Good work!

[@Maverick1.]

What a great video? Are there any rewilding projects in wales you could make a vid on?

[@christinecollins6389]

Wonderful projects

[@LeePrice-j5z]

I live on the Ria Formosa in southern Portugal.we have them all over town nesting on chimney stacks and anywhere tall...problem is if your roof terrace is near them its out of bounds, they're aggressive within 15 metres of them...😮

[@syedalishanzaidi1]

One idea that has occurred to me often is that the raw materials of storks' nests are increasingly difficult for the birds to obtain due to increasing urbanization and the removal of grasses and shrubs from which storks collect their twigs and branches. Would it not help therefore to provide high platforms and prepared nesting baskets [even half-finished ones will do] for breeding pairs to start off with?

[@asherfryer6097]

2:55 very brave magpie

[@UCCLdIk6R5ECGtaGm7oqO-TQ]

2:53 That image really puts size into perspective, wow.

[@Afrologist]

Golden Eagles can be massive, especially the females. Easily the most dangerous bird I've ever worked with.

[@RussTillling]

Super work!

[@eskimojulie]

Absolutely crazy frogs are having a hard enough time without this !

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

love

[@richardh8082]

Thank you

[@Leon-zu7oy]

If you can get any sponsors on this channel please add them... so you can fund this projects even more with this videos

[@SallyAnn-y8p]

I’m sure I regularly see stalks nesting on top of the flats in Dagenham Essex in the late 80’s 90’s

[@natashalion8028]

Good job !

[@falcolf]

Such pretty birbs ❤❤❤

[@mr.lonewolf8199]

Is really that dire situation with storks in Britain? In Serbia we have Society for bird protection , NGO that focused mainly on preservation and protection of birds, they are part of BirdLife. And due to their actions storks have prospered in Serbia

[@grahvis]

Britain does have laws to protect birds, however the storks were largely wiped out centuries ago.

[@greeenjeeens]

It's like that with a lot of animals in the UK. It's even difficult to reintroduce a lot them, because they were extirpated, the gov classes them as non-native 😖😖 luckily other more free spirited birds like egrets have moved to the UK un assisted : )

[@1969longshanks]

I wish you two guys did more KZbin

[@stephenwright414]

Sorry about your jersey I can see why you brought it to get ruined by the wild. 😅

[@LeaveCurious]

I thought it looked cool! even cooler with stork poop on it 😂

[@Thewildmanwoods]

I love this …storks and turtles …can I help 😂❤ We’ve millions of frogs xx

[@GallowglassVT]

I remember seeing white storks in captivity. You wouldn't believe the sounds they can make.

[@wolllie]

i love the shirt. It fits you good.

[@klmac3721]

What a brilliant project. 👏 They're a little intimidating, though, those storks. 😕 Not sure how I'd react if I came to close to one in the wild. 😅

[@LeaveCurious]

They're not inconspicuous, but while they're able to live close to our buildings, I doubt they'd ever really want to get close to us!

[@Piwonia67]

We've got them in Poland and we love them. People often mounted a cart wheel at the top of buildings or on high poles to make a suitable place for their nests, and these nests are often so old that they can weigh half a ton, because the birds add a new layer every year. Dad told me that when he was a kid (probably in 1950s-1960s), when farmers were ploughing the fields in spring, several storks would follow a tractor, to eat all yummy worms from the ground 😂 But they are actually shy and prefer to stay away from humans.

[@InguBingu-pn2nm]

Trust me, the risk of being attacked by a creature like this is probably 1000 times less than a dog or a cat.

[@klmac3721]

@@Piwonia67 how lovely; humans working with nature instead of against it. 🩷👌🏼 And thank you for the reassurance that they'd rather keep to themselves. 😁

[@klmac3721]

@@LeaveCurious they'd be wise to stay away. (Some) Humans are horrible. 🫤

[@soltcolt4506]

We have a few of them around, recently a hunter shot 4 of them because he thought they were geese, that is what he said. Unfortunately their babies also died in their nests. 😢

[@garryferrington811]

There's so much awful, horrible news, and then there's this. Thank you for giving me _some_ faith in humanity.

[@jackstone4291]

We thought we saw on of these over West Midlands the other day?!…..?

[@Tin-j6k]

good vid thanks x

[@natashalion8028]

How are these animals going to be able to find enough food, once released?

[@RussTillling]

I would guess that, as there are quite a lot of wetland restorations going on in the UK, where canalised rivers are allowed to meander and diverge, to prevent flooding, this would provide lots of amphibians which the storks could then feed on.

[@JdeB-h2o]

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[@stevenr2463]

Will / do the young storks migrate to Africa in the winter? How would they know the route?

[@coldspring624]

Very good

[@ConstantChaos1]

1:13 I mean if they develop a taste for venison that would help with other rewilding lmfao Not sure I'd want to see a stork going after a deer tho lol

[@LeaveCurious]

Thats the topic of my next week 😂

[@ramthian]

Good 👍

[@johnkeviljr9625]

Great work! Have you seen how evil storks can be to their young? Some scary shit. Nevertheless, they deserve to be returned. Wonderful to hear.

[@clmmeerts8467]

I think with some patience the stork would come back on its own . The distance between uk and mainland europe is not much for a stork

[@cosmic4037]

Awesome

[@ElwoodKelly-vf3ri]

Absolutely

[@ElwoodKelly-vf3ri]

Absolutely amazing

[@thehoundofthegamingvilles2012]

Wasn't this Mossy Earth or something before?

[@Cxldsnoww]

bison are back

[@kaipatrzek3032]

🌿

[@NaturesTemper]

Technically since birds are dinosaurs, and dinosaurs are reptiles, they're still celtic reptile and amphibian 😉

[@fricraft1]

Why did you nick it in the first place if you’re just going to give it back?

[@Greenmahn333]

👍

[@peterhill2881]

I love the idea that we bring these birds back to the wild but i do think its important to make sure the prey for these predators are also been helped as you must know the fish stocks reptilians and small mammals are also struggling a lot due to habitat loss pollution ect we do need to get these right before letting these go or else this is doomed to fail and actually make things worse

[@Kvill13]

Fun fact. If you have a stork build a nest on your property, it means you are a good person according to Ukrainian beliefs.

[@primesspct2]

I loved seeing this all! Thanks so much! It is voting day in the US, and our choices are laughable, criminal realy. Yet I will go exercise my rights. Thanks for giving me a bright spot to think of!! This stuff is great to see happening!!

[@raclark2730]

I like Turtles. 🐢

[@kellydalstok8900]

Prepare for a baby boom.

[@jamesbarry1673]

Is that how babies are delivered by stalks?

[@JulieSimmonds-z2j]

It's great to see once native animals reintroduced.... but if they arent here, why are they they here? Is there no suitable food or suitable habitat?

[@CatholicCatholic-i3n]

I never see a blue frog. Subscribe

[@raphlvlogs271]

do storks prey on invasive animals that are less used to native predators?

[@imcbocian]

They prey on absolutly everything they can catch and fit in the beak. Invertebrates (earthworms, leeches, snails, mussels, crustaceans, beetles, grasshoppers, crickets, insect larvae); Fish; Amphibians (frogs, newts); Reptiles (snakes, lizards); Chicks of birds nesting on the ground; Small mammals (voles, mice, moles, shrews). Here in Poland, in agricultural areas, these small mammals are often the basis of their diet. So yes, if this invasive species can fit in their beak, they will gladly exterminate it.

[@kapuzinergruft]

Some towns in Germany almost have a stork population problem 😂

[@Aethuviel]

Well that should help the falling birth rate. 🙂

[@devroombagchus7460]

Why return just one? I would say: return all of them.

[@eewilson9835]

thats cuz they didnt want children delivered

[@aussie405]

If you bring the storks back there should be a population increase 😅

[@lesleymckenzie8721]

Great work but please keep handling of animals to a minimum and only where absolutely necessary

[@cedhome7945]

The real menace is these well meaning but misguided people release all sorts of things

[@knoll9812]

If they release animals that belong or used to belong it should be okay