Blog – Birds on the edge http://www.birdsontheedge.org Saving coastal birds and habitats from extinction Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:24:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.18 https://i1.wp.com/www.birdsontheedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Birds-on-the-Edge-logo.png?fit=32%2C32 Blog – Birds on the edge http://www.birdsontheedge.org 32 32 32539615 Annual Chough report 2024 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2025/04/04/annual-chough-report-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=annual-chough-report-2024 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:24:04 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=47468 Background  Red-billed choughs are considered a rare species in the UK, Ireland, Isle of Man and north west France and, until recently, were classified as locally extinct in the Channel Islands. Changes in agricultural practices … Read more

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Chough report – Forth quarter (October – December) http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2025/04/03/chough-report-forth-quarter-october-december/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-forth-quarter-october-december Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:31:39 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=47457 The results are inThis year’s breeding season was a huge success. The pairs fledged more chicks than in any year previously. We sent off biological samples to find out what the sex ratio of chicks … Read more

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Chough Report – Third Quarter (July – September) http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2024/12/19/chough-report-third-quarter-july-september/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-third-quarter-july-september Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:48:35 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=47393 Old to new pairsA fairly big surprise to the team this year was Danny and Jaune both experiencing a successful breeding season; but separately! Danny and Jaune were always seen as a pair in previous … Read more

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Chough report – Second Quarter (April – June) http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2024/09/19/chough-report-second-quarter-april-june/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-second-quarter-april-june Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:48:36 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=47266 Brand new nettingLast year, the Government of Jersey Country Enhancement Scheme provided funds for us to purchase new netting for the Sorel enclosure. Durrell’s Site Services team were tasked with erecting it before the fledging … Read more

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Annual Chough report 2023 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2024/05/26/annual-chough-report-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=annual-chough-report-2023 Sun, 26 May 2024 12:28:11 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=47147 Background Red-billed choughs are considered a rare species in the UK, Ireland, Isle of Man and north west France and, until recently, were classified as locally extinct in the Channel Islands. Changes in agricultural practices … Read more

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Chough report – June 2023 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2024/02/13/chough-report-june-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-june-2023 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 23:11:18 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=47068 By Charlotte Dean Our sincere apologies for the delays in circulating monthly reports. We hope to start catching up. Wild weather It’s that season again when the chough team make arrangements with Ronez Quarry to … Read more

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Channel Islands bird list updated http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2023/08/11/channel-islands-bird-list-updated/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-islands-bird-list-updated Fri, 11 Aug 2023 10:16:01 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=46784 Working list of Channel Islands birds to December 2022 Each year we update the list of all the bird species recorded in the (British) Channel Islands of Jersey (including Les Écréhous and Les Minquiers), Guernsey … Read more

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Chough report – May 2023 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2023/08/07/chough-report-may-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-may-2023 Mon, 07 Aug 2023 13:39:17 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=46766 By Charlotte Dean Brand new hatches The chough team have been racing against the (breeding) season, trying to repair the aviary. The large holes that were in the tops of the aviary’s netting are now … Read more

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Chough report – April 2023 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2023/07/17/chough-report-april-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-april-2023 Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:56:03 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=46742 By Charlotte Dean Easter Monday Many of the breeding pairs were seen collecting wool on the fields and flying in the direction of Ronez Quarry. The younger choughs were also enjoying all the wool floating … Read more

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Chough report – March 2023 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2023/05/22/chough-report-march-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-march-2023 Mon, 22 May 2023 11:38:33 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=46564 By Charlotte Dean Ronez Quarry chough activity update As Ronez Quarry provides perfect nesting sites for the choughs, we have a great understanding with the owners in regard to ‘our’ choughs. Our chough team may … Read more

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