http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesnature/2009/06/choughed_to_bits.html en-gb 30 Wed 06 Jan 2010 04:39:29 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesnature/2009/06/choughed_to_bits.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesnature/2009/06/choughed_to_bits.html?page=15#comment3 Froglet - thanks for posting the link up of the Graja. I have to say, the bird does look identical to a chough. And as you know, the chough is a member of the crow family so I'd say it was almost certainly the same species. I'll just confirm with RSPB though and report back! Fri 19 Jun 2009 11:43:13 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesnature/2009/06/choughed_to_bits.html?page=10#comment2 As you can tell from my login name, I like choughs. I regularly go to the cliffs around Marloes in Pembroke, and watch the antics of this show off bread. They seem to fly for the pure pleasure of the airobatics they can perform. We owe a vote of thanks to the National Trust for the way they are grazing the clifftops encouraging this fine bird. Last year, I spotted a flock of 13 together on the clifftop. Magnificent. Fri 12 Jun 2009 08:54:55 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesnature/2009/06/choughed_to_bits.html?page=5#comment1 I have spent some time on La Palma recently and have a little query:La Palma is one of the smaller Canary Islands.One of the reasons La Palma is famous is for their population of "Grajas".It is claimed that the Grajas only exist on La Palma.However, watching Springwatch today, I noticed a remarkable likeness between Simon's Choughs in North Wales and the Grajas of La Palma.Below is a link to a picture of a Graja:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3480699937_831c14f312.jpgThe graja is certainly a type of crow and the name translates as "rook" in English but do you know if these are the same bird? Tue 09 Jun 2009 19:54:41 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesnature/2009/06/choughed_to_bits.html?page=0#comment0 helloas a licence fee payer i am very grateful that all of you are helping me to get the most out of the licence feeWELL DONE ALL OF YOU Wed 03 Jun 2009 16:15:30 GMT+1