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The Cornish Choughs
In 2001 choughs returned to Cornwall after a long absence. They were not re-introduced, but wild birds from southern Ireland looking for a new home. Three birds settled on the Lizard, a pair bred and since then the chough population has gone from strength to strength - in 2012 five pairs fledged 18 young, a record year. Choughs back where they belong, 21st century emblems for Cornwall. Fantastic! We will put more information on this fledgling site in the coming months to provide you with interesting facts, figures and updates on these wonderful birds.Search for info
Tag Archives: Southerly Point
They’ve cracked it…or should I say “hatched” it!
We had a very exciting day on Tuesday. I was on the dawn shift at Southerly Point. I hadn’t seen “wing nor feather” of the choughs all morning. Just as myself and Terry (a local photographer) were getting distracted by the … Continue reading
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Tagged chough, chough watch, Chough Watchers, choughs, Cornwall Chough Project, Lizard, Southerly Point
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Chough Watchpoint opens Friday!
Friday 29th March sees the opening of the Cornwall Chough Project watchpoint. Chough Watchpoint This will be the 11th year that the watchpoint has been open. After becoming extinct in 1973, the choughs made a natural return to Cornwall in … Continue reading
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Tagged chough, Chough Watchers, choughs, Cornwall Chough Project, Lizard, Southerly Point, watchpoint
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Here we go again…
…and we can’t wait! What a thoroughly wet and wild winter we have had, hopefully spring will bring dryer weather. Happily our red-billed friends, the choughs seem to have got through the winter ok. As the population grows and with … Continue reading
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Tagged chough, chough watch, Chough Watchers, choughs, Lizard, Southerly Point, Team Chough, volunteer
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The Lizard Wildlife Weekend
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Tagged chough, chough watch, choughs, Cornwall Chough Project, Lizard, Southerly Point, Wildlife Weekend
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mid season update
It has been a busy weekend for us chough people. On Sunday one of our long-standing volunteers David, led a lovely church service at Madron in celebration of wildlife and choughs in particular and we had a small stand at a … Continue reading
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Tagged chough watch, choughs, Southerly Point, West Cornwall
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