Red-billed chough (left) can be distinguished from alpine chough in flight by its deeper primary "fingers" and tail wedgeSea bird colonies at Long Island near Boscastle
The birds of Cornwall are in general a selection of those found in the whole of the British Isles, though Cornwall's position at the extreme south-west of Great Britain results in many occasional migrants. The nightingale is one English bird which is virtually absent from Cornwall.
The tidal estuaries along the coasts contain large numbers of wading birds, while marshland bird species frequently settle in the bogs and mires inland. Bodmin Moor is a breeding ground for species such as lapwing, snipe and curlew. On and around the rivers, sand martins and kingfishers are often seen.
The sea cliffs host many marine bird species with the red-billed chough recently returning to the county after a long absence. This bird appears on the Cornish coat of arms and is the county animal of Cornwall.
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, the nominate subspecies and smallest form, is endemic to the British Isles, but restricted to Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the far west of Wales and Scotland,[1] although it has recently recolonised Cornwall after an absence of many years.[2]
^Madge (1994)
^"The Cornish Chough". Cornwall County Council. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
The birdsofCornwall are in general a selection of those found in the whole of the British Isles, though Cornwall's position at the extreme south-west...
Sir Vere CornwallBird, KNH (9 December 1909 – 28 June 1999) was the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. His son, Lester Bryant Bird, succeeded...
also noted for writing Vanishing Cornwall. Cornwall provided the inspiration for The Birds, one of her terrifying series of short stories, made famous as...
(1864) A List of British Birds as a Guide to the Ornithology ofCornwall. London, 1864; 2nd edit. 1869. Rodd, E. H. (1880) The BirdsofCornwall and the Scilly...
overview of and topical guide to Cornwall: Cornwall – ceremonial county and unitary authority area of England within the United Kingdom. Cornwall is a peninsula...
Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. One of the islands, St Agnes, is over four miles (six kilometres) further south than the most southerly point of the...
Inn, and the short stories "The Birds" and "Don't Look Now". Du Maurier spent much of her life in Cornwall, where most of her works are set. As her fame...
Mountain) is a civil parish and village situated on the Atlantic coast ofCornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village and nearby Tintagel Castle are...
(1899). A Book of the West ... Vol. 2: Cornwall. London: Methuen, p. 87 Penhallurick, Roger D (1978). The BirdsofCornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Penzance:...
and Cornwall to the west. The city of Plymouth is the largest settlement, and the city of Exeter is the county town. The county has an area of 2,590 sq mi...
The culture ofCornwall (Cornish: Gonisogeth Kernow) forms part of the culture of the United Kingdom, but has distinct customs, traditions and peculiarities...
parasitizing the nests of Hooded monarch birds. In 1903, ornithologist E. M. Cornwall observed brown and black varieties of the bird, the black preferring...
cultural and environmental importance of the species to Cornwall and by releasing birds to further enlarge the genetic pool of the pioneer communities. Dr Richard...
Cot Valley is located half-a-mile south of St Just in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It has a very mild microclimate. The stream which runs down the valley...
Club Cambridgeshire Bird Club Cheltenham Bird Club Cheshire and Wirral Ornithological Society CornwallBirding webpage Cornwall Birdwatching and Preservation...
sense for birds, since good eyesight is essential for safe flight. Birds have a number of adaptations which give visual acuity superior to that of other vertebrate...
Global Information
