TIRANA, October 5 /ATA/ The “Birds of Albania” Association shared in the social media the rare and first report in at least the last 50 years about the return of White Stork as breeder in the Maliqi plain, once the Maliqi Wetland.
This very good news came as a result of a quest undertaken by “Birds of Albania” since spring of the current year. This research was motivated, taking into account the fact that at the beginning of this year’s nesting season, the White Stork was observed in quite a few areas of the country, once upon a time nesting areas (such as Maliqi plain). Thus, “Birds of Albania” encouraged and instructed volunteers and its contacts to gather information for the nesting of the species in several areas, including Maliq.
Thanks to this quest, it became possible to confirm the nesting of the White Stork in the field of Maliq and to find the nest, while from this area we have reports for 2 other nests of this type, which would lead to 3 total nests in the area of Maliq and in 9 in the whole country.
The volunteers have started the work to verify this information and find the other 2 nests.
The stork is one of the most endangered birds in our country, with a nesting population of only 7 pairs, based on the latest finding just reported and confirmed through photographs this season./p.s./
