While Flamingos aren’t typically considered to be true migratory birds, without a strict annual migration pattern like many other bird species, it is usually in early September that the birds, together with their new chicks that were born this spring in the Natural Park of the La Mata and Torrevieja lagoons, will start exercising in flight to move on to a new location.
This year the reproduction of the common flamingo in the Torrevieja lagoon has been yet another success as it has been happening since 2020. Flamingos are grey at birth and with growth and feeding they will gradually adopt the appearance that we know so well as they turn white and pink.
With food resources no longer quite as plentiful in the Torrevieja pink lakes, they will soon move to a different habitat where food availability is more plentiful.
While they may not migrate in the traditional sense, these movements can be significant and help ensure their survival.
The photographs are courtesy of our colleague Joaquín Carrión.
