The observations of the Ornithological Friday of November 20, 2020, were enriched by the extraordinary presence of a juvenile of Black Stork (𝘊𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢), observed in the Salina of Vlora. Based on the existing information, this is 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮. The Black Stork was observed while foraging in …

𝐃𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 (𝘊𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢) 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚? “No!” would reply anyone aware that the White Storks breed in Albania during March-August, leave the country in August-September, travel thousands of km towards Africa where they spend the winter and return in spring at the same place for nesting. Despite the above, two adult White …