Ritzau/The Local
30 January 2018
17:17 CET+01:00
17:17 CET+01:00
Storks appear to be migrating to
Denmark at an unusually early time of year.
Warmer weather means the sight,
usually a sign spring is coming, is now occurring with a sizeable chunk of
winter still to go, say birdwatching enthusiasts.
The bird has been spotted several
times in the northern German province of Schleswig-Holstein near the Danish
border, according to the storkene.dk society.
Warmer Danish winters mean the
animals are able to fly to the country at an earlier stage of the year,
according to Jess Frederiksen, chairperson with the society.
"The same storks are coming
earlier and earlier each year. This is because they can now be here in January
and February, when it used to be too cold. The storks have learned that there's
no longer any need to wait to get going [on their migration]," Frederiksen
said.
Storks coming to Denmark look for
optimal space to be able to breed, so migrating earlier can be an advantage for
the animal.
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