White storks migrate in spectacular flocks numbering thousands. White stork (Ciconia ciconia) in flight. A flight for survival. Stork in flight. On this occasion though, the White Stork Project is delighted to announce that wild storks at the Knepp project in West Sussex have had their very own babies. The magnificent sight of a White Stork in full flight is one of the most amazing sights for us here in the Algarve. Photo about A White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) flies over a lagoon with a branch in it s beak. Bocian biały (Ciconia ciconia) w locie. In stork. White stork (Ciconia ciconia) flying low above the ground. Its population is decreasing, partly because of humans’ destruction… Bocian biały (Ciconia ciconia) lecący nisko nad ziemią. Image of openwings, huge, spanish - 65127758 With their huge wings, they soar upon rising warm air currents to altitudes of 1500 m and then simply glide over huge distances. In European folklore, the stork is said to be responsible for bringing babies to new parents. The white stork (Ciconia ciconia) breeds across Europe and Asia and winters south to South Africa.It is a stately bird about 100 cm tall, white with black flight feathers, a dark red bill, and reddish legs. Although we know a little about these beautiful birds, who are believed to bring good luck and fertility to the home over which it built its nest, we thought we would research them a little more – and found out some very interesting facts about them.