Logbook · 41 places

White stork colony of Alcalá

Alcalá de Henares, Cuenca del Henares, Madrid

1 Villages · 25 Monuments · 3 Nature · 2 Activities · 2 Curiosities · 4 Historical milestones · 4 Food and drink

Spain › Community of Madrid › Cuenca del Henares › Alcalá de Henares › White stork colony of Alcalá

White stork colony of Alcalá

Nature · Alcalá de Henares, Cuenca del Henares, Madrid

Image of Alcalá de Henares, not of the place itself.

The largest urban colony of white storks in the Region of Madrid nests on the towers, convents and cornices of the old town: the 2024 census counted 105 pairs and 106 chicks hatched, eight pairs more than the year before.

Photo: E.marber (CC BY-SA 3.0 es)

What to see and do in Alcalá de Henares