Here is the latest news from Jersey posted by Liz Corry on the Birds on the Edge blog.
Choughs flying by moonlight (Liz Corry)
All twenty two choughs are still doing well, and coping with the shortening days, and autumnal weather.
The update has some beautiful large resolution images, and video clips, and shows interesting behaviour as the choughs adapt to the changing conditions.
We’re not going to spill all the beans, so check out the full report on the Birds on the Edge blog here…
Welcome to the new Operation Chough website – a site for all dedicated Pyrrhomaniacs.
Ray Hales “Pyrrhomaniac” and hand-reared chough Ruby (A Hales)
Pyrrhomaniac
Noun: A person who loves all things related to, or appertaining to, the Red-Billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax).
Defn: “These people are known to spend hours standing out in all weathers on the coast, waiting for the slightest glimpse of their favourite bird. In the breeding season they will sit on the cliffs and get sunstroke while watching over nest sites, or will spend hours collecting ants for the birds they are breeding.
They are also known to show a keen interest in bugs, and places where bugs live. They are not averse to flipping over cow-pats in search of bugs. They have even been found collecting cow-pats in buckets to examine the bug treasure within. They are not to be pitied – they are merely enthralled by this fabulous creature”
I welcome all my fellow Pyrrhomaniacs.
