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National chough survey to help with conservation of rare bird
The red-billed chough is one of our most charismatic birds but one which is probably most familiar to those living along rugged Irish coastlines. The chough is a scarce bird associated with coastal fringes from Donegal to Wexford. Fewer than 850 breeding pairs along our coastline from Inishowen in Donegal to the Saltees in Wexford – they are very much a bird associated with western Atlantic coastal grasslands.
A member of the crow family, choughs are true invertebrate specialists with a striking and delicate decurved red bill (and matching red legs) designed to probe the top layer of short coastal grasses for insects – liking leatherjackets, spiders and, where they can get them the insects associated with cow pats. To a young Chough a cow pat is like a burger! Choughs are totally harmless to livestock and farming activities and are an amazing character of our coastal skies.
April 19, 2021 2:16 pm
As part of a national survey being carried out on the red-billed chough, farmers are encouraged to keep an eye out for this rare bird.
The red-billed chough is probably most familiar to those living along rugged Irish coastlines. It is a scarce bird, associated with coastal fringes from Co. Donegal to Co. Wexford.
‘Totally harmless to livestock and farming activities’
According to the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), there are
fewer than 850 breeding pairs along the coastline from Inishowen in Co. Donegal, to the Saltee Islands off the coast of Co. Wexford. It is a bird associated with western Atlantic coastal grasslands.