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Annual Chough report 2023

Charlotte Dean — Sun, 26 May 2024 12:28:11 +0000

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

Glyn Young — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 23:11:18 +0000

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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Chough report – May 2023

Glyn Young — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 13:39:17 +0000

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

Glyn Young — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:56:03 +0000

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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Campaign to create Seabird Reserve moves to next stage

Glyn Young — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 10:45:38 +0000

A campaign by Birds On The Edge to save the Island’s much loved puffin by the creation of a Seabird Reserve has moved a step closer with the submission of a planning application for a … Read more

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Chough report: May 2022

Glyn Young — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:08:58 +0000

By Charlotte Dean Bon voyage to Liz The sun has set on the Red-billed Chough Project officer’s time here in Jersey with Birds On The Edge and with Durrell. Her absence from Jersey Zoo Bird … Read more

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Chough report: April 2022

Glyn Young — Mon, 23 May 2022 10:21:45 +0000

By Liz Corry Success at Plémont! For a second year in a row the chough pair at Plémont have successfully hatched three chicks. We discovered the happy news at the end of the month. Using … Read more

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Chough report: March 2022

Glyn Young — Thu, 05 May 2022 09:59:13 +0000

By Liz Corry Channel Island Choughs The dream finally became a reality this month when two Jersey choughs were photographed in Guernsey. We first discovered the birds had left the island through a post on … Read more

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Chough report: December 2021

Glyn Young — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:23:05 +0000

By Liz Corry December was wet and wild, but that didn’t stop the choughs from making the most of Jersey. We had several sightings covering the north and south of the Island. The fields around … Read more

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Chough report: July 2021

Glyn Young — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:24:50 +0000

By Liz Corry Plémont success Last month we reported our first successful rearing of young from a wild-hatched pair. Three chicks in the Plémont nest followed by the subsequent fledging of two. Then, like a high … Read more

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