Cornwall Birding

Over the past six seasons the pair of wild choughs on The Lizard has successfully raised 24 young, many of which have survived to adulthood and recolonised other stretches of Cornwall’s coast. Come to the chough watchpoint at the National Trust’s, Southerly Point. Information wardens will update you on all the latest chough news and […]

All 9 of this years young birds are still alive and well, which is remarkable. The 2 broods have been seen feeding as a group around Kynance recently, with a 11 choughs seen in one spot all together!! The recent wet weather has suited them making feeding much easier when the ground is soft. The […]

Cornwall Birding has been given kind permission to bring you a short film by Peter McMurdie on our very own Cornish Choughs. The BBC had the original footage for their Springwatch programme, but unfortunately it didn’t get broadcast. That being the case Peter decided to make the film himself and it is shown HERE on […]

The four young from the Lizard are now independant and starting to explore on their own.  There are other young around Cornwall too along with sixteen non-breeding birds that at any time can be found between Cadgwith and Pendeen and possibly further afield. A good place to look is the cliffs from Porthcurno round to […]

Finally we have sunshine in Cornwall!! Spent a few hours on The Lizard this morning looking for the Choughs. The young have all dispersed but the two adults below showed well eventually on the cliffs near to the viewing area then both were feeding in the adjacent field with cows in. Plenty of Whitethroats and […]