Sightings – Birds on the edge http://www.birdsontheedge.org Saving coastal birds and habitats from extinction Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:18:27 +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 Sightings – Birds on the edge http://www.birdsontheedge.org 32 32 32539615 Chough report – First Quarter (Jan-Mar) http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2024/06/28/chough-report-first-quarter-jan-mar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-first-quarter-jan-mar Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:18:24 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=47210 SNOW!A surprising start to the year saw Jersey experience icy temperatures and a covering of snow across the island. Our chough student had the rare opportunity to see Sorel coated in snow with the island … Read more

The post Chough report – First Quarter (Jan-Mar) appeared first on Birds on the edge.

]]> 47210 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

The post Annual Chough report 2023 appeared first on Birds on the edge.

]]> 47147 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

The post Chough report – June 2023 appeared first on Birds on the edge.

]]> 47068 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

The post Channel Islands bird list updated appeared first on Birds on the edge.

]]> 46784 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

The post Chough report – May 2023 appeared first on Birds on the edge.

]]> 46766 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

The post Chough report – April 2023 appeared first on Birds on the edge.

]]> 46742 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

The post Chough report – March 2023 appeared first on Birds on the edge.

]]> 46564 Chough report – February 2023 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2023/05/18/chough-report-february-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-february-2023 Thu, 18 May 2023 10:51:36 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=46557 By Charlotte Dean Public sightings The public of Jersey have been giving us lots of sightings of the choughs as they move around the Island which is brilliant. One of the most popular spots the … Read more

The post Chough report – February 2023 appeared first on Birds on the edge.

]]> 46557 Almost half of all UK bird species in decline http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2023/04/21/almost-half-of-all-uk-bird-species-in-decline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=almost-half-of-all-uk-bird-species-in-decline Fri, 21 Apr 2023 10:41:44 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=46533 Bird populations in the U.K. continue to freefall as the government moves further away from achieving its own targets to protect nature From RareBirdAlert Between 2015 and 2020 almost half of all bird species declined, … Read more

The post Almost half of all UK bird species in decline appeared first on Birds on the edge.

]]> 46533 Chough report – January 2023 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2023/03/14/chough-report-january-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-january-2023 Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:33:35 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=46487 It’s too early! With all this warm, not so wintery weather, it seems that all the choughs are becoming very attentive to one another. This is good news for pair bonds and for our team … Read more

The post Chough report – January 2023 appeared first on Birds on the edge.

]]> 46487