Durrell – Birds on the edge http://www.birdsontheedge.org Saving coastal birds and habitats from extinction Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:48:39 +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 Durrell – Birds on the edge http://www.birdsontheedge.org 32 32 32539615 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 Around the world with invasive species http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2022/05/18/around-the-world-with-invasive-species/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=around-the-world-with-invasive-species Wed, 18 May 2022 10:18:36 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=46017 By Glyn Young for Jersey Invasive Species Week 2022 I cannot remember not being interested in (ok, obsessed with) the world’s birds. I’ve long wanted to see as many as I can, wherever I can. … Read more

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]]> 46017 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 – June 2021 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2021/07/12/chough-report-june-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-june-2021 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:21:47 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=45138 By Liz Corry June. The month chough chicks leave the nest and, after a long wait, the month I leave Jersey to see family and friends. That being said I still have a lot to … Read more

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]]> 45138 Chough report: May 2021 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2021/07/05/chough-report-may-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-may-2021 Mon, 05 Jul 2021 11:27:31 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=45090 By Liz Corry Housekeeping Another ‘catch up’ with the choughs this month. This time Bo, Percy, Trevor, and Chickay all needed replacement leg rings. It provided an opportunity too to check their general health through body weights and … Read more

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