Climate change influences the behavior of migratory birds, explains Wolfgang Vogl. There are even storks that stay in Austria all year round.

Telemetry data has shown that storks migrate from landfill to landfill, while also highlighting incidents such as an army imprisoning a stork as a spy and a falcon perishing in a tornado.

Tunisian cities are observing the annual arrival of migratory storks, signaling the beginning of the spring season and highlighting the region's role as a migratory bird habitat.

Slovakia is transitioning from winter, with the first wild garlic shoots and carpets of snowdrops appearing, and storks returning to villages like Malé Zlievce and Dlhý Klčov.

The first storks of the year have returned to Lonjsko Polje, which is recognized as the largest habitat for these birds in Croatia.

White storks (Ciconia ciconia) in Berettyóújfalu, Hajdú-Bihar County, on July 4, 2025 When the storks return to Hungary from their winter quarters in the coming weeks, they will find a modernized “housing offer” awaiting them. Energy supplier E.ON Hungária is investing in bird protection to make nesting on power poles safer. The arrival of white […] The post Warm Welcome for Immigrants: 3,300 Nests Prepared for Returning Storks appeared first on Hungary Today.

Black storks have returned to Latvia earlier this year compared to previous years, according to observations recorded on the Dabasdati.lv website.

Storks from South and West Bohemia are altering their migration habits, now wintering in Southern European countries instead of Africa, leading to earlier returns by mid-March.

White storks have arrived in eastern Hungary, with sightings in Berettyóújfalu, Kiskunhalas, and Akasztó, marking the unofficial start of spring.