Early mornings at @kneppwilding.bsky.social Thank you to photographer, Ian Brierley, for this fantastic photo from his recent visit to Knepp! ☀️

Migration Update Last week more of this year’s young storks crossed the Channel from Dungeness to France. Satellite tags show them south of Boulogne-sur-Mer, likely having travelled together after days along the South Coast. Our live map will be updated soon, so you can follow their journeys live!

Spectacular migration for the UK white storks this year! This stork, born at Knepp this year, is offspring of flightless parents and migrated around the Alps following a Southeastern migration route @ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social

Migration update: Two brothers, GBY9 & GBY8 "Jeff" who hatched from a ground nest at Knepp this year are in Italy! This is the first time one of our project storks has been recorded in Italy, so we’re excited to see whether they’ll continue south to North Africa or explore a new route.

Ania & Bartek’s chicks have now fledged and things are quiet on the nest, so we have turned off the live cam for the winter. Thanks to all who tuned in, we're so pleased the pair had another successful season! 🎥Watch the highlights of the year: youtu.be/u2zdgEj3c64?...

Species reveal: Grey heron! Well done to those of you who guessed correctly!🪶

The chicks on the live cam nest had a visitor! Can you identify the unexpected guest on the branch?🔍 @kneppwilding.bsky.social @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social

We are so pleased to announce that with a total of 45 chicks ringed this year @kneppwilding.bsky.social, most have taken their first flights! Here is the moment the first live cam chick fledged! Now, this year's chicks are honing their flying skills and preparing to migrate soon.

We are thrilled to have satellite tagged some of the white stork chicks hatched at @kneppwilding.bsky.social this year! Huge thanks to Aldina for your skills and expertise, this will provide us with useful data, helping us to understand their migration and movements.

The live cam chicks at @kneppwilding.bsky.social are getting ready to fledge– flapping, stretching, and testing their wings! The oldest is 60 days old, so fledging could happen any moment now. Their first flight is always a thrill so tune in live on YouTube and don't miss it! 🎥

12 healthy chicks are growing in 4 ground nests at Knepp! Their non-flying parents were rescued from injuries in the wild & now thrive in a safe pen where their young can fly free. Last year’s chicks flew to Morocco—proof of wild instinct. Huge thanks to Kevin for managing our camera traps!

Exciting times, as our ground nesting white stork eggs are starting to hatch! These birds were originally rescued from injuries in the wild by Warsaw Zoo & form our non-flying stork population @kneppwilding.bsky.social Last year, 9 chicks hatched on the ground & this years are just arriving!

For the first time, a pair of blue tits are nesting at the base of Ania and Bartek’s nest at @kneppwilding.bsky.social! White stork nests are enormous and can become mini ecosystems, hosting a range of small bird species. Providing shelter and an insect-rich environment! 📷 Volunteer Colette

How the white storks came back... and why it matters... Read the blog by our lead ecologist Matt Phelps, @mostlyscarce.bsky.social @whitestorkproject.bsky.social @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social knepp.co.uk/2025/05/whit...

Live cam update! The chicks are nearly a month old and they can be left for short periods of time. Here one of the parents brings some dung back to the nest, then delivers breakfast for the chicks. Watch live on our YouTube channel! @kneppwilding.bsky.social

Spirits soared at the White Stork and Nature Revival Festival! Thank you to everyone who came and filled the day with energy, optimism and connection. Moments like these show what’s possible when we come together for wildlife! #StorkNatureFest2025 #Wildlifecelebration

This Bank Holiday crowds flocked to Storrington to celebrate the return of white storks to our skies and the growing movement for community-led nature recovery! We marked a proud milestone: Knepp and Storrington becoming the UK’s members of the European Stork Village Network.

Live cam chick update! The 3 chicks are developing well, eating lots and moving around more. They're growing fast and mastering their bill clatter! Ania and Bartek have been working hard to keep them well-fed and protected. Keep up to date with the livestream action on our YouTube🎥

Huge thanks for your incredible support, we raised a whopping £77,070 in @biggiveorg #GreenMatchFund! 💚 This provides satellite tagging, hosts school visits, unlocks research & maintains livestreaming for the Project. You've made a real impact — thank you! #WhiteStorkProject #Rewilding

White Stork and Nature Revival Festival- 5th May 2025! We are thrilled to host the Bernardi Music Group in the evening concert. Don't miss out on the magical music inspired by rewilding at @kneppwilding.bsky.social and more bird inspired pieces! Tickets here: bernardimusicgroup.com/event/the-wh...

New podcast episode! Penny Green meets with Laura Vaughan-Hirsch of the @whitestorkproject.bsky.social and they talk all things storks - including about the 1st Storrington White Stork and Nature Revival Festival. Listen: knepp.co.uk/wildland-pod... 📷 Gary Franklin @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social

The campaign is now live! From now until 29 April, your donation to the White Stork Project will be doubled via @biggiveorg. Help us reach £25k to unlock £50k for education, livestreams & stork tracking. Donate via the link in bio. #GreenMatchFund #WhiteStorkProject #EarthDay

Double your impact! From 22–29 April, every donation to the White Stork Project will be matched by @biggive.bsky.social #GreenMatchFund. Help us reach £25k to unlock £50k for conservation, education, youth engagement & stork tracking! Find out more: tinyurl.com/45hx6478

It's a spectacular spring for blackthorn at Knepp. See this footage of our snorks nesting amidst it. @whitestorkproject.bsky.social @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I0w...

Hatching at @kneppwilding.bsky.social has started! 🐣 Scroll back to 11:33:30 on our YouTube live camera to see the first glimpse of the chick. @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social

We are thrilled to announce that we've teamed up with the @whitestorkproject.bsky.social by providing binoculars for their educational safaris which engage children and young people with nature recovery and species reintroductions by taking them around key sites like the pioneering Knepp Estate 🌳🦋🌸

Ania and Bartek are sitting tight on 4 eggs that are due to hatch any day now! Any guesses when?🤞🪺 We're keeping a close eye on their progress on the live cam, keep up to date with them on our YouTube channel (link in bio) @kneppwilding.bsky.social @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social

Exciting news! 5 of our project storks have returned from migration this spring! Thanks to sighting reports, camera traps & our volunteers, we’ve tracked their journeys across Europe. Read more in our latest blog on our website & huge thanks to all who’ve helped us learn about these amazing birds! 🪶

A beautiful morning @kneppwilding.bsky.social ☀️ Male and female white storks share the incubation of their eggs, swapping over to forage for themselves. Here, Ania takes over from Bartek to sit on their clutch of 4 eggs! 🪺 We expect hatching soon, so stay tuned on our youtube live cam! 🎥

We’re thrilled to partner with @biggive.bsky.social! From 22nd-29th April, every donation is doubled through the Green Match Fund. Your support helps track stork migration, host a Stork & Nature Revival Festival, and engage with communities. Help us secure a future for white storks in the UK!

Let's celebrate the news of Knepp and Storrington joining the European Stork Village Network, with the UK's first White Stork and Nature Revival Festival! We hope you can join us and bring family and friends to celebrate all things nature and witness the naming ceremony! More details to come 🪶

We are thrilled to share that Knepp and Storrington have joined the European Stork Village Network! This incredible initiative seeks to protect habitats across Europe and recognises villages for their efforts to safeguard white storks. We’re honoured to be the 16th recognised village!

Huge thanks to Brendon White for this fantastic sighting of GB6X near St Martin’s, Isles of Scilly! This stork is a male hatched at Cotswold Wildlife Park and released @kneppwilding.bsky.social in 2022. We look forward to seeing whether he’ll return to the colony at knepp or settle elsewhere!

Oh yes ! Project Stork at @kneppwilding.bsky.social are now livestreaming a nest– this is the pairs 5th breeding attempt together , and they are now on three eggs . . . watch 24/7 to catch all the action at youtube.com/live/s0liN8AzykQ

A frosty, but beautiful, start to the day @kneppwilding.bsky.social ❄️☀️ There are now 3 eggs on the nest and the next is due tonight! 🪺 Be there to watch the moment live on our YouTube channel (link in bio)

Here’s Bartek delivering leaves while Ania incubates the eggs.🪺 They use soft materials like grass, moss, leaves or hay to line their nest. Ania is currently sitting on 2 eggs, but we’re expecting another to be laid tonight, so keep an eye on the live cam! 🎥 (link in bio)

Egg #2! 🥚 At around midnight, Ania laid her second egg, 48hrs & 31 mins after her first! It can be seen clearly at 00:23 on the live camera, so scroll back and watch on our YouTube channel! 🎥 Here’s a clip from this morning where both eggs can be seen 👀

Storks at sunset @kneppwilding.bsky.social 📷Colette

Our friend, Mustapha Abidi, has confirmed a sighting of GBG9 in Morocco! Named Isla by a local school, she fledged from our live cam nest in 2024, migrated through Morocco last October and now she's back in Morocco heading north! We're delighted she is doing well and hope to see her again!

The first egg of 2025 has arrived! Last night Ania laid her first egg at 23:36, marking the start of an EGGciting season! 🥚 @kneppwilding.bsky.social Stay tuned for more action on the live stream over on our YouTube channel (link in bio) 🎥☀️

Our first (likely) migratory return of 2025! GB0S is back at @kneppwilding.bsky.social after disappearing in September! He was often seen between Knepp & RSPB Pulborough Brooks, but it's likely he migrated with the young birds last year and has returned from overseas!👏 Stay tuned! 📷Kevin Harwood

This #WorldWildlifeDay, we’re celebrating the wild white storks of the White Stork Project! Each year, more storks fledge, strengthening the UK population and connecting with other wild white storks across Europe on their migration. Here’s to many more taking to the skies! 🌍

This year, we’re running a series of art safaris at Knepp with local artist Catherine Greenwood! Explore rewilded landscapes and sketch the majestic storks, hosted by Project Manager, Laura & learn from Catherine, a celebrated fine art print maker. Details and booking on Catherine’s site!⬇️ 🪶

Did you know, white storks build nests that can last decades? Currently, storks are starting to develop their nests at @kneppwilding.bsky.social, to provide a safe haven for their chicks and support other wildlife! Read the thread to find out more and see the blog on our website (link in bio)🪺

Exciting to have ITV Meridian visit the storks at @kneppwilding.bsky.social! 🎥 Check out their feature on the White Stork Project⬇️ youtu.be/Y3wB7PYf-LU?... #WhiteStorks #Rewilding #Knepp @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social

Nest-building, bonding, and mating are in full swing for the storks at @kneppwilding.bsky.social Ania & Bartek are busy prepping their nest— working together, both birds will bring materials. Here, Bartek hauls hay from nearby stables. No eggs yet, but watch this space! #WhiteStorks #Rewilding

Good morning from Ania and Bartek! @kneppwilding.bsky.social A wonderful start to the week with these two making the most of the morning sun!☀️ Keep up with the action 24/7 on our YouTube channel (link in bio)🎥 #mondayfeeling #knepp #wildlife

Big thanks to Laura Barroso & Benito Sánchez for spotting GBM7 at a landfill in Ciudad Real, Spain! This wild-hatched female from 2024 @kneppwilding.bsky.social has made it to Spain and we hope to see her again! Every sighting helps track these incredible birds—report any sightings on our website!

Happy Valentine's day! Have you seen Ania (GB5B) and Bartek (GB18) celebrating on the live cam? ❤️ @kneppwilding.bsky.social They've been busy, from nest building and bonding behaviour to mating. Looking promising for another successful breeding season! 🥚 Tune in 24/7! (link in bio)