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Few birds have inspired as many tales as the chough. In Cornwall, it is said that the soul of King Arthur transformed into a red-billed chough, forever watching over his homeland from the cliffs.
Red-billed choughs (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) have been reintroduced near the iconic white cliffs of Dover in south-east England after a 200-year absence.Choughs are charismatic corvids related to ...
Red-billed choughs are flying over Kent in the wild again after two centuries. Picture: Kent Wildlife Trust. Of the 12 birds released this year, six females were creche-reared at Wildwood Trust, ...
The first wild red-billed chough chick to be born in Kent for more than 200 years has not been seen for a month after going missing in strong winds. Wild red-billed choughs had not been spotted in ...
Red-billed choughs have a lifespan of around seven years. In Central Asia, they have been known to take hair from live Himalayan tahrs—a type of wild goat—to build their nests. Birds in flocks are ...
The Red-Billed Chough is a black, crow-like bird with a red beak and is the main species involved in a Jersey conservation project. The Birds on the Edge programme aims to restore the natural ...
The red-billed chough has not thrived in Jersey for more than a century A rare bird has escaped from Durrell wildlife park and keepers are appealing for help in finding it. The red-billed chough ...
CONSERVATION MEASURES to help save the threatened red-billed chough have been effective in preventing further large population declines. A new report published by NatureScot found that supplementary ...
The red-billed chough, a member of the crow family, is a small black bird with a bright red beak. Named Arthur, it is a breeding male on the Birds on the Edge project, which aims to repopulate ...
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