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Birds seen on sea-cliffs and rocky islands in the UK: Chough |
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ARKive - Chough
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Pyrrhocorax_pyrrhocorax/more_still_images.html Gain an insight into the chough family that’s still rare in UK. Enjoy twelve colour photographs of nest with eggs, adults feeding chicks, juveniles, and adults. |
| ARKive - Chough, Pyrrhocorax
pyrrhocorax
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Pyrrhocorax_pyrrhocorax/more_info.html Investigate member of crow family that was almost shot out of existence in 18th and 19th centuries. Gives current conservation status, range in UK, habitat, and biology. |
| Birds of Britain - Choughs and
Cowpats http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/features/mao-march-00.htm Find out what the chough looks like on the ground and in flight. Tells of few remaining places to sight the bird in Britain, and what’s so special about small Scottish island. |
| Cornwall Bird Watching and
Preservation Society - Chough Updates http://www.cbwps.org.uk/chough_updates.html Check out field study notes recording sightings of the chough in Cornwall. Read history of the bird and its reintroduction to UK after fifty years absence. |
| Cornwall County Council - The
Return of the Cornish Chough http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/Environment/wildlife/chough/chough.htm Read info about how enthusiasts in UK county changed the landscape to encourage the return of bird that is also part of their emblem. Colour picture of group foraging. |
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First Nature - Pyrrhocorax
pyrrhocorax: Chough http://www.first-nature.com/birds/pyrrhocorax_pyrrhocorax.htm Download colour photograph and begin to appreciate the shape, colour, and stance of rare bird in crow family. Also tells of area of UK where to sight one. |
| Gower Birds - Return of the
Choughs http://www.gowerbirds.co.uk/page11.html Discusses the return of the choughs in increasing numbers to southwest corner of Wales. Also find description of bird plus colour image showing its red beak and legs. |
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Llechwedd Slate Caverns - The Red
Chough at Llechwedd http://www.llechwedd-slate-caverns.co.uk/chough.html Tells story about rare choughs who set up home in caverns in Snowdonia used by thousands of tourists. Plots history of fledglings when they left the nest. |
| Paradise Park Wildlife
Sanctuary - Operation Chough
http://www.paradisepark.org.uk/choughs/2003/releasepage.htm Talks about programme designed to reintroduce the chough back into west Cornwall. Peruse details about background and research, the release, and monitoring. |
| RSPB: Wales - Choughs in Wales
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wales/action/choughs_in_wales.asp Explores the chough’s place in Celtic history and its place in Welsh contemporary landscape. Describes the bird’s preferred habitat and how the project is being funded. |
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Birds on sea-cliffs & islands in the UK
