Storks

PHOTOS: why there are so many more storks in France now

Birds usually migrate south to Africa but more are opting to stay - as these images show

France's swallow population has fallen by 40% in the last 20 years

Homeowners removing nests from their properties and pesticides cited among reasons - but it comes as the stork population is showing healthy growth in France

Storks more abundant in France and spreading to different departments

They used to live in large numbers in the marshes of Charente-Maritime, but now they are also settling in Deux-Sèvres, Charente and Vendée.

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WATCH: live footage of family of storks living on a mairie in Moselle

Five new babies were born recently and will stay in the nest, being cared for by their parents, for the next two months

Nesting storks choose western France over Alsace

Alsace may the spiritual home of the stork - but more of the historic region's emblematic young birds actually hatch on the other side of the country

Calling all white stork spotters

After warming their feathers in sub-Saharan Africa or the Indian subcontinent during the winter months, white storks cigognes blanches have already been spotted nesting in chimneys in Franche-Comté, en route to Alsace or the Rhine Valley.

Storks

PHOTOS: why there are so many more storks in France now

France's swallow population has fallen by 40% in the last 20 years

Storks more abundant in France and spreading to different departments

WATCH: live footage of family of storks living on a mairie in Moselle

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Nesting storks choose western France over Alsace

Calling all white stork spotters