Bormio, the unexpected spectacle of the staggering of the storks during migration: it hadn’t happened for twenty years

They came for Easter, about forty specimens, And they stopped in the plain of the alute, in Bormio, A few steps from the ski slopes where the male alpine ski races of the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics, Attracting the curiosity of the many tourists who reached Valtellina for the holidays. But they are not a doors, but beautiful storing engaged in the usual spring migration.

A unexpected stop, perhaps linked to the adverse weather or non -favorable air conditions, that could have pushed the flock of migratory to temporarily change their path and stop at the gates of Stelvio National Park. When they have rested they will resume the route to Central Europe To nest. Come from Africa Where they spent winter, traveling almost 300 kilometers a day, and where they will return to the autumn.

« It is important not to disturb them, » explains Franco Claretti, director of the park, who immediately alerted provincial police and forest carabinieri, engaged in monitoring birds. «The invitation is a Do not approach, observing them at a distance with a binoculars. Finally, forbidden to pass with the car on the plain. Such long stop lets you imagine they are tired And it is necessary to let them rest: The Alps are preparing to fly over. Because of this The military control the area « .

The Alta Valtellina is not entirely foreign to migratory routes: The Stelvio pass, in fact, represents a passage of passage for birds. The last sighting of a flock of storms so large in Bormio dates back to about twenty years ago. Meanwhile, on social media the images of the large birds in the green area at the entrance of the town have become viral.

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