choughs – Birds on the edge http://www.birdsontheedge.org Saving coastal birds and habitats from extinction Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:31:56 +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 choughs – Birds on the edge http://www.birdsontheedge.org 32 32 32539615 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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]]> 47457 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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]]> 47393 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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]]> 47266 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

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]]> 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

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]]> 47147 Chough report: November 2021 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2021/12/13/chough-report-november-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-november-2021 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:49:55 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=45576 By Liz Corry At the start of November, I was still wearing shorts to work. By the end, several layers, gloves, a woolly hat, and the obligatory waterproofs. The choughs also noticed the change in … Read more

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]]> 45576 Chough report: September 2021 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2021/10/27/chough-report-september-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-september-2021 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:47:27 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=45389 By Liz Corry Sun, Sorel, and sweaty volunteers At the start of September, a group of Durrell volunteers responded to the call for help at Sorel to remove bracken alongside the aviary and patch up … Read more

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]]> 45389 Chough report: March 2021 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2021/04/19/chough-report-march-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-march-2021 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2021/04/19/chough-report-march-2021/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:25:04 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=44903 By Liz Corry Breeding season The chough pairs have been busy at their nests. Wool, horse hair and moss were being transported between Sorel and Ronez Quarry at the start of March. The few cold … Read more

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]]> http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2021/04/19/chough-report-march-2021/feed/ 3 44903 Chough report: February 2021 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2021/03/22/chough-report-february-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-february-2021 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 11:27:01 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=44873 By Liz Corry Chough census Ahead of the Island census next month we have taken account of Jersey’s chough numbers. We are missing several birds from the Sorel feeds. It is becoming increasingly harder to … Read more

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]]> 44873 Chough report: January 2021 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2021/02/12/chough-report-january-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-january-2021 Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:42:12 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=44762 By Liz Corry January got off to a flying start. For the choughs at least. We, however, are still grounded in lockdown. Jersey has experienced some outstanding days of clear skies and sunshine. The type … Read more

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