What are they up to?

New to 2026, streaming live on YouTube from the 14th Feb:

This live stream is showing a stork nest at Knepp Rewilding Project in Sussex.

White Storks part of the project are ringed with blue plastic darvic rings on the left leg and metal BTO rings on the right ankle. Up until very recently, the birds on this nest have been known as Ania and Bartek. However, from early February 2026, there have been different females on the nest, including GB0T, and GB5Z, who Bartek has mated with. We believe Ania is still around so she may return to the nest. We’ll share more details about the birds as the season unfolds.

The male, Bartek, (GB18) is a rehabilitated bird from Warsaw Zoo in Poland. He has been part of the White Stork Project since 2017. The previous female, Ania, (GB5B) is also from Poland and has been with us since 2016. Ania and Bartek birds have been a bonded pair since 2020 when they built their first nest together.

In 2021 they laid eggs on the same nest and these hatched. Sadly though, there was a severe thunderstorm and the chicks perished. In 2022 they successfully reared young for the first time and 3 young storks fledged the nest. Then in 2023 they had even more success with 4 chicks successfully fledging. This live camera started streaming for the first time last year in 2024 and showed the first egg being laid on March 9th. A total of 4 eggs were laid which started hatching on April 13th and were all hatched by April 16th. The four young all fledged at the end of June. They ringed under BTO license and were named by local schools: GBG9 – Isla, GBH0 – Ivy, GBH1 – Issy, GBH2 – Ivan 2025: – Mating & nest building seen throughout Feb – First egg is laid on the 8th March and hatched on 12th April – 29th May: The three chicks are ringed in the evening (under license from the BTO). Unfortunately we are unable to confirm the results of sex from genetic testing. The rings read GBT5, GBT6, GBT7. – By late July they no longer come back to the nest and in August they migrated. We hope to see them again!

New to 2026: If you are interested in contributing to a brand new Citizen Science data collection project, please get in touch with us by emailing us through the website and stating that you would like to get involved! Someone will email you back with more information. Huge thanks to the brilliant team at Wildlife Windows Ltd for installing this camera.