Storks

Storks have been back on the Lower Rhine since 1996

Until the beginning of the 20th century, the white stork was a common sight in the cultural landscape of the Lower Rhine with around 50 pairs. The population was centred in the near-natural farming landscape "Düffel" on the lower Lower Rhine. Due to the increasing drainage of the Rhine lowlands and the associated agricultural intensification as well as other habitat changes, the breeding population of the white stork in this area finally died out in 1946.

The stork returned at the end of the 1980s due to the establishment of nature reserves and the first successful breeding occurred in the mid-1990s.

There have also been some successes in Wesel. In addition to a nest on the Büderich transformer tower and other nesting aids in the district of Ginderich and the associated farming communities of Perrich and Werrich, the district of Bislich is particularly impressive for its commitment to storks. Seven stork nests have been erected by the dedicated local community for Adebar to breed in. The stork stronghold has also set up a cycling and hiking route that leads past the nests and, last but not least, the stork cam offers the best insights via livestream at breeding times.chburg eine Rad- und Wanderroute, die an den Nestern vorbeiführt und nicht zuletzt die StorchenCam bietet per Livestream zu Brutzeiten beste Einblicke.