Stunning pictures capture the rare sighting of more than 70 white storks flying off the British coast. Adrian Langdon was one of 20 people on Looe Island, a mile off mainland Cornwall, who spotted the flock of birds flying overhead on August 20. People were stunned by the sight (Image: Adrian Langdon) The wildlife photographer from Wadebridge was taking part in a seal survey when he spotted the “staggering” sight of 72 white storks in the sky.
The birds are believed to have travelled from a rewilding project being carried out at the Knepp Estate near Horsham. Adrian, who has been a wildlife photographer for 50 years, said: "It was unbelievable and because it's such an irregular occurrence it makes it pretty special. A white stork in Poland (Image: Adrian Langdon) "We were just looking at the rocks with seals on them, counting their numbers and the birds whilst we were there too.
"But had we not received word there were some storks coming down the coast, we probably wouldn't have looked vertically up so it is likely we wouldn't have seen them. "I quickly put the telescope on them and quite surprisingly picked them up coming down around Seaton. "I called everyone on the island and we all shared binoculars.
"There were a lot of us to witness it and it was great to share such an experience with others." Read more: Birds once lost from Britain brought back and how you can be a part of their return Adrian said the white storks came down almost into Looe, then directly over the .