On the Trail of English White Storks

The first (for hundreds of years) chicks of European white storks have been recently fledged at the Knebb estate in West Sussex (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/01/scientists-use-satellite-tags-to-reveal-white-storks-migratory-habits). People have worried that, without any prior experience, the birds may not be able to successfully make their annual migrations to Southern Europe and North Africa. A study is underway, using satellite tags, to study movements of these birds (and captive-bred birds, released in the same area). Earlier studies have suggested that storks released in the UK successfully turned up at landfill locations in Southern Spain and in Morocco. Perhaps the augeries are good.