Chough
Three quarters of the UK's choughs live in Wales, and they are an unmistakable sight on much of the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path and the islands of Skomer and Ramsey. Choughs are rare members of the crow family, with glossy blue-black plumage and distinctive red beaks and legs. Theyve also got a very special call a sharp chow which gives them their name. Choughs are attracted to high coastal cliffs and wild landscapes, nesting in crevices in the cliffs or in caves, and are renowned for their aerobatic, tumbling flight.
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The RSPB runs a project to protect the resident population and, in some areas of the Pembrokeshire coast, traditional grazing by pony or livestock has been introduced in a partnership scheme between the Coast Authority and local farmers to provide the type of landscape that the chough needs to feed and breed. The success of the chough is testament to these continued conservation efforts which guarantee the high quality of the habitat on the west Wales coastline. Click here for more about RSPB Cymru.
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