A vanished bird that features in a host of English legends is to make a dramatic return this summer. The chough, the only member of the crow family with bright red feet, legs and beaks, has been ...

After centuries of inactivity, a striking bird is making a comeback in England thanks to a concerted conservation effort, and it's even ahead of schedule. The red-billed and red-legged chough recently ...

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A flock of rare birds not seen in the Kentish skies for 200 years have been released into the wild as part of a ground-breaking project. Some of the red-billed chough, a type of crow, were reared near ...

Conservationists are celebrating after the first chick from a bird species once extinct in Kent has hatched for the first time in 200 years. The nest of red-billed choughs was discovered at Dover ...

The Cornish have waited half a century for this moment. The chough, an endangered member of the crow family, has finally returned to its ancient nesting places in the county. The Cornish have waited ...

A young red-billed chough has successfully taken to the skies from a nest in the wild in Kent for the first time for more than two centuries, conservationists said. The successful fledging of the ...

To celebrate the beginning of spring in the Gaelic calendar, ornithologist Seán Ronayne is across the schedule on RTÉ lyric fm with a new series to discuss the distinct bird songs, melodies and calls ...

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Often spotted living by the coast, the chough is the rarest member of the crow family. The chough (pronounced 'chuff') is smaller than a rook and can be identified by its blue-black plumage and red ...