Cornwall Birding » CORNISH CHOUGHS

Cornish Chough Update 2011

Admin — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:32:34 +0000

All in all it has been a very successful season for the Cornish Choughs with 15 new chicks added to our population! Below is a overview of the nest sites:

South Coast sites. 2 nests
Southerly Point Pair: 4 chicks (2 of each sex)
Site 2: 3 chicks (2 female, 1 male).

North Coast sites. 2 nests.
Site 1: 5 chicks (4 male, 1 female).
Site 2: 3 chicks (all male)

Cornish Chough’s succesful again.

Admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:35:43 +0000

Cornwall’s Chough population has had another successful breeding season in the tenth year since they returned to their former home.
Three pairs of Choughs have successfully raised nine youngsters this year and other, less experienced pairs have also attempted to breed. Choughs first returned to Cornwall in 2001 when they bred on the Lizard Peninsular for the first time in more than 50 years.
The RSPB’s Claire Mucklow said: “It is testament to the pioneering pair on the Lizard and their healthy offspring that we now have a burgeoning population, steadily increasing in numbers and expanding to reoccupy some historical nest sites along the coast of the Lizard, Penwith and the north coast of Cornwall.
“Having nine youngsters fledge from the three nest sites is excellent news. We are also hoping that the young pairs that are busy ‘practising’ will settle down and make their own little bit of Cornish history.”
The success of these Choughs has been helped enormously by good habitat management at many sites around the Cornish coast. Grazing of the cliffs and slopes keeps these areas in tip-top condition for Choughs which depend on a mosaic of habitats and access to the soil for their invertebrate food.
Alongside the management of land in Cornwall, the choughs’ success is also a credit to the fantastic team of over 100 volunteers that give their time freely to protect the nest sites, both from egg collectors and innocent disturbance.

Source: Birdwatch via Facebook

Penwith Choughs

Admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:19:11 +0000

The first Choughs in 150 yrs have succesfully bred in Penwith! Below are a few images of the young birds. Thanks to Marlene Rouncefield for submitting the images.

Penwith Choughs (Photos:M.Rouncfield)

Close Encounter of the Chough kind!

Admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:30:49 +0000

You don’t get much closer to the Choughs on The Lizard than this! Many thanks to Brian McGeough for sharing these superb close ups.

Choughs on The Lizard (Photos:B.McGeough)

Cornish Choughs on The Lizard

Admin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:59:59 +0000

Above are a few superb images by Matt Sallis of this years Choughs on the Lizard. We are still awaiting an official update about the breeding success this year from the RSPB. Until we get something from the RSPB reprisentative then we wont be publishing or promoting anything other than your photos regarding the breeding Choughs in Cornwall. We are still happy to publish your sightings of Choughs anywhere in Cornwall.