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Chough report: October 2021

Glyn Young — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:48:49 +0000

Do choughs need a Corvid-19 passport to leave Jersey? Photo by Liz Corry. Report by Liz Corry Out of sight but not out of mind A year ago we had our first-ever confirmed sighting of … Read more

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Chough report – June 2021

Glyn Young — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:21:47 +0000

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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Chough report: May 2020

Glyn Young — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 15:17:44 +0000

BOLD-ering one step too far Ronez Quarry had me on speed dial this month. On the 19th, staff found the body of Aude at the asphalt plant. She had become wedged inside the building and … Read more

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Chough report: May 2019

Glyn Young — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 10:04:17 +0000

Breeding success for 2019 At the start of May, Toby Cabaret and myself carried out the first nest check in the quarry. It took a lot longer than last year (4 hour). Along with more … Read more

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Chough report: June 2019

Glyn Young — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 09:34:24 +0000

By Liz Corry A lot of ups and downs this month for the Channel Island choughs; literally in some cases! The nests have fledged with some surprising outcomes. Whilst the chicks were escaping their nests, … Read more

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Chough report: April 2019

Glyn Young — Thu, 23 May 2019 08:42:20 +0000

By Liz Corry Breeding out on the north coast has been in full swing this April. Thirteen nest sites have been recorded, two of which are new. We have a new site within the quarry … Read more

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Chough report: June 2018

Glyn Young — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 08:16:00 +0000

By Liz Corry Breeding success The choughs have been busy ‘behind the scenes’ resulting in a record-breaking breeding season. By the end of June, we had found four active nests with a total of ten … Read more

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Chough report: May 2018

Glyn Young — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 06:46:58 +0000

By Liz Corry Spoiler alert! Ronez Quarry found the first hatched egg shell of the year on 23rd May. However, there are so many more things to report about from May that we will leave that golden … Read more

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Chough report: April 2018

Glyn Young — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 09:00:21 +0000

by Liz Corry There is a hashtag floating around the social media stratosphere at the moment, #conservationoptimism, which pretty much sums up this month’s chough report. When the reintroduced choughs started breeding in the wild in 2015 … Read more

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Chough report: March 2018

Glyn Young — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 08:49:10 +0000

By Liz Corry Nesting underway with the wild choughs The choughs started nest-building this month. Established pairs returning to their faithful nest sites and younger pairs setting up in new locations. Green and Black were … Read more

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