wild chicks – Birds on the edge http://www.birdsontheedge.org Saving coastal birds and habitats from extinction Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:48:56 +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 wild chicks – Birds on the edge http://www.birdsontheedge.org 32 32 32539615 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 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: June 2018 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2018/08/02/chough-report-june-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-june-2018 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2018/08/02/chough-report-june-2018/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2018 08:16:00 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=41789 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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]]> http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2018/08/02/chough-report-june-2018/feed/ 3 41789 Chough report: July 2017 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2017/08/22/chough-report-july-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-july-2017 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2017/08/22/chough-report-july-2017/#comments Tue, 22 Aug 2017 13:35:16 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=9984 By Liz Corry Fledging news! Previously on Choughs…cue theme music…On 27th June Beanie baby was the first of four wild chicks to appear at the aviary with parents, Kevin and Bean, by its side. Six days later another … Read more

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