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Wild-born Chough fledges in Kent for first time in 200 years!

A 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 corvid has lived independently in the wild in Kent.

The news comes as the Chough Reintroduction Project, led by @wildwoodtrustuk , @kentwildlife and @paradiseparkcornwall , enters its third season of chough releases.

Chough chicks reared at Wildwood Kent, Wildwood Devon, and Paradise Park have moved to the release aviary to begin their final preparations before taking flight. These will be joined later in the season by young birds bred at Camperdown Wildlife Park ( @camperdownwild )

This is the moment we’ve all been hoping for and is a positive sign of what’s to come.

We’re working hard towards our goal of seeing a self sustaining chough population right here in Kent!