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Red-billed Chough（Red-billed Chough） Photo: Alun Williams333 · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
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Crows and relativesLocal resident, not common throughout Ireland

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Red-billed Chough

A red-billed crow of western and southern coastal cliffs.

A recording has not been added yet. Use the identification notes below for now.

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FIELDCRAFT · FIND WITH CARE

Finding guide

Locally distributed

Choose the season, find the habitat, then watch patiently. Search guidance is not a measure of rarity or conservation status.

When to go
All year, but locally distributed
Where to start
Western and southern sea cliffs and adjoining short coastal pasture.
What to do when you arrive
On western and southern coasts, view crows feeding on short turf from paths and check red bills and legs. Keep away from cliff nests and fenced grazing land.

Habitat and behaviour reference: BirdWatch Ireland ↗ · The practical steps are editorial advice based on the references, not live sightings.

Public visiting destinations on the island of Ireland Numbers correspond to the destination descriptions below; markers are not wildlife locations or entrance directions. 1. Sheskinmore Nature Reserve · winter viewing. 1 DESTINATIONS · NOT FOR NAVIGATION
What does the map mark?

Markers show approximate public destinations or visitor bases, not individuals, nests, rare plants or exact entrances. Follow the operator’s routes and signs for access.

Base map: Natural Earth · Public domain
Destination positions: © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL

  1. Sheskinmore Nature Reserve · winter viewing

    Operator or specialist guide

    NPWS explicitly documents winter-feeding Chough here. This recommendation concerns winter feeding, not breeding cliffs or nests. The marker represents the reserve area.

    Before you goUse officially signed entrances and routes; the wider area includes private holdings. Watch for grazing animals October–May, keep dogs controlled on leads, and do not cross fences.

    Official routes & visiting information ↗ Find the destination on OpenStreetMap ↗
    Destination evidence & review date

    Sources reviewed: · A review date is not a sighting date; recheck access before travelling.

SPECIES NOTESSpecies notes
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How to identify it

Black with a long, slender downcurved red bill and red legs, with strongly fingered wingtips. Juveniles have paler orange bills; unlike the dark-billed Jackdaw.

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Habitat

Sea cliffs, rock faces, islands and adjacent open areas.

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Behaviour

Probes short turf for insects and performs agile flights around cliffs.

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When to look

All year, but locally distributed

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Where to look

Western and southern sea cliffs and adjoining short coastal pasture.

Reference photos do not show every sex, age, season or geographic form; use the identification notes too.

Further reading:BirdWatch Ireland ↗ · BTO · Corvid identification ↗ · Wikipedia ↗

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