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Chough report: July 2020

Glyn Young — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 15:18:32 +0000

Summary of the 2020 breeding season We have ringed a total of twelve chicks this year from seven different broods. Three chicks have unknown parentage although I can narrow it down to three possible options. … Read more

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Chough report: June 2020

Glyn Young — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 15:18:12 +0000

And they’re off… This year’s chicks have started to fledge and make their way over to Sorel. First out, and no surprise, were Dusty and Chickay’s chicks on the 9th. The only surprise was the number. Four! This is our largest brood recorded having made it from … 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: April 2020

Glyn Young — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 15:17:11 +0000

Bye-bye Black(bird) There appears to be a sneaky reshuffle within the pairings. Black, a female released in 2013, has not been seen since 25th March. We were hoping it simply meant she was incubating eggs. … Read more

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Chough report: March 2020

Glyn Young — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 15:16:29 +0000

Welcome to Trinity Parish Trinity residents, be on the lookout for unidentified flying black objects with red bills! Honeydew, a 2-year old wild Jersey chough, popped by the Zoo on 23rd March. Perched on top … 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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What is a “cough”?: A study into childrens’ awareness of Jersey’s chough project

Glyn Young — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 20:52:24 +0000

By Catherine Firth Public awareness is essential if a conservation project is to succeed, particularly with species reintroductions. There was initial concern from the public when the idea of reintroducing choughs to Jersey was mentioned. … Read more

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Chough report: August 2018

Glyn Young — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 09:09:36 +0000

By Liz Corry Zoo choughs Keepers were in shock this month after the loss of two choughs in the Zoo. On 8th August a male was discovered by a keeper on the floor of the … 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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