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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 24 SEPTEMBER 2023 7 ALMANAC Nature Notebook 885. Black Stork ALL birds are wonderful but some species have that extra je ne sais quoi. One such bird – for me at least – is the black stork. Whenever I am lucky to follow one with my binoculars across the sky, I always find afterwards that I had been holding my breath! We don't exactly see black storks (M. ċikonja sewda) every day and though they are seen every year – usually at this time of year (one or two seen over the past week) – it is often just a handful of sightings. Globally, black storks are much rarer than their cousins the white storks, and much less gregarious too. Black storks nest in forest, with a nice marshy area nearby where to quietly fish for frogs. No village-square rooftop arrangement for these guys! Improve your cycling skills with Bike About training! Do you already know how to cycle but want feel more confident and safer on the roads? Join our Bike About intermediate cycling training to improve your cycling skills in three sessions. Our experienced instructor Michelle from 'Freedom is a Bicycle' will teach you to ride more safely. You will learn about hand signals to in- dicate directions, positioning on the road, looking out and responding to dangerous situations and many more. The training will take place on Saturdays, 30 September, 7 and 14 Oc- tober from 4pm to 5.30pm in front of FoEM Green Resource Center in Floriana. The training is limited to a certain number of participants to ensure individual attention and a quality learning experience. Victor Falzon, Aron Tanti www.birdlifemalta.org Green idea of the week 769: Registration via the link https://foemalta.org/event/intermediate-cy- cling-training/ Visit Friends of the Earth's website for more information about our work, as well as information about how to join us. You can also support us by sending us a donation – www.foemalta.org/donate Don't miss this Beatles 4 Sale On 24 November Place: Tigullio, Triq Mikiel Ang Borg Beatles 4 Sale Live in Malta is supported By Memory Lane & Lyndsay Experience. Beatles 4 Sale -Formed in 1991 have risen through sheer hard work & dedication to be one of the most sought-after Beatles tribute bands in the world today, with concerts performed all over the UK, Europe, the Middle East & the Americas. Give nature a voice. Become a BirdLife member Kelma u Taghlima ma' Danita 28 October Place: Salini Resort Local influencer Danita Camilleri (OneChickandaYorkie) who is most famous for her down-to-earth and realistic ways on her social media platforms is now gathering her followers to get up close and personal. Organising a day event full of information and of course a dash of fun. The ticket price includes welcome coffee, lunch & a goody bag well worth over €30. A GOOD WEEK Good Week/Bad Week A BAD WEEK Warner Bros Discovery has announced a major expansion of the UK studios where much of the Barbie movie was filmed. The project will see capacity of the Leavesden facility near London growing by more than 50%. British actress Sophie Turner has sued her singer ex-partner Joe Jonas - requesting he return their two children to their "habitual residence" England. The celebrity couple announced earlier this month that they were divorcing after more than four years of marriage. It will create 4,000 "direct or indirect" jobs across the country, according to the media giant. On Thursday, lawyers for Turner, 27, filed a legal petition citing the "wrongful detention" of their children in New York.