Black Stork, Ciconia nigra

Local status: Very rare vagrant

This true rarity can turn up anywhere in the UK and individuals often wander over great distances. Birds usually turn up during the summer months and it is well worth watching out for when a mobile individual is at large in the UK

Records:
2008: Wharfe Ings, Cawood, 24th to 30th August. Juvenile.

Unsubstantiated records:
2014: East Cottingwith and near Malton, 26th May.