Wild-Born Chough Fledges and Thrives in Kent for First Time in 200 Years

Wild-born chick takes to the skies for the first time in two centuries

The red-billed chough vanished from Kent more than 200 years ago, as a result of habitat loss and persecution

Wild-born chough fledges and thrives in Kent for first time in 200 years

Conservationists say it is ‘a moment we’ve all been hoping for’ in efforts to reintroduce red-billed choughs to the county.

Rare wild bird returns to skies for first time in 200 years

(Wildwood Trust via SWNS) By Lauren Beavis A wild-born chough has taken to the skies in South East England - for the first time in over 200 years. The young red-billed chough has successfully taken flight from a wild nest in Dover - marking the first time in more than two centuries that the rare bird has lived independently in the wild in Kent. Liz Corry, Chough Release Supervisor at Wildwood Trust, says the fledgling is a powerful indicator tha…

Rare bird returns to Kent after 200 years of extinction

The red-billed chough vanished from Kent as a result of habitat loss and persecution