R.S.P.B Cornish Chough conservation project

The Cornish Chough is one of the rarest birds in England, having been extinct for 50 years it mysteriously re-appeared in 2001, there are currently 18 individuals in the country so photographing them is extremely difficult and sometimes very tedious, recently i spent a week on the Lizard peninsula monitoring the protected nest sites, this gave me an insiders view into the lives of these mysterious birds.

Female call in the early morning sun

                           

                                     Male removing faecal sac to keep nest hidden

                              

Female swooping into cave   

Pair almost always forage together

The pair show much affection to each other

Female pondering by cave entrance

Male swooping and calling

Male profile