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	Birdwatch Ireland Research and Surveys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Chough numbers are holding their own with a moderate decline of 8% in the last 10 years.
		The Chough is a scarce member of the crow family, confined mostly to the northern and western coasts of Ireland.
		Choughs are similar in size to jackdaws, but are easily distinguishable by their blood-red legs and bill, which is slightly down-curved.
	www.birdwatchireland.ie /bwi/pages092003/consvwork/surveys/chough.html (1326 words)

	Chough: Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Red-billed Chough, or just Chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax is a member of the crow (Black birds having a raucous call) family, Corvidae (Crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay).
		Its food consists of insect (Small air-breathing arthropod) s, terrestrial mollusc (Invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell) s and other invertebrate (Any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification) s.
		The eggs are three to six in number and laid in April or May. They are spotted, not always densely, with various shades of brown and grey on a creamy or slightly tinted ground.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/chough.htm (550 words)

	Encyclopedia: Alpine Chough (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Alpine Chough, Pyrrhocorax graculus, is a Eurasian member of the crow family, Corvidae.
		It is closely related to the Chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, and shares its glossy fl plumage and red legs.
		The Alpine Chough is distributed in the mountains of southern Europe, northern Africa, Turkey, Iran and into central China.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Alpine-Chough (713 words)

	Cornish chough project - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The chough (pronounced 'chuff') was once widespread around the coast of the UK, but has been declining since the early 19th century, with only about 300 pairs now left in Britain, mainly in Wales, the Isle of Man and western Scotland.
		Choughs are extremely acrobatic and their tumbling display flight is an impressive and memorable sight.
		Choughs are deeply rooted in Cornish culture they are depicted on the countys coat of arms alongside a miner and fisherman, businesses and organisations use the name, and many refer to them as Cornish choughs.
	www.rspb.org.uk /england/southwest/conservation/cornish_chough.asp (635 words)

	Chough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Red-billed Chough, or just Chough (pronounced [tʃʌf]), Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax is a member of the crow family, Corvidae.
		It breeds in Great Britain, the Isle of Man, Ireland, southern Europe and the Mediterranean basin, the Alps, and in mountainous country across central Asia, India and China.There is an isolated population in the Ethiopian Highlands.
		It is found in the upper reaches of the Himalayas where it comes down to altitudes of 2000 m in winter.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chough (506 words)

	White-winged Chough
		The White-winged Chough is often first noticed by a mournful, descending whistle.
		From a distance, the White-winged Chough may be confused with one of the Crows or Ravens, Corvus sp., but the curved bill and red eye distinguish it from these birds.
		The nest of the White-winged Chough is a large bowl of mud, which is built on a horizontal branch within 15 m of the ground.
	www.austmus.gov.au /factsheets/white_winged_chough.htm (500 words)

	Definition of Chough from dictionary.net
		It is of a fl color, with a long, slender, curved bill and red legs; -- also called chauk, chauk-daw, chocard, Cornish chough, red-legged crow.
		The name is also applied to several allied birds, as the Alpine chough.
		Cornish chough (Her.), a bird represented fl, with red feet, and beak; -- called also aylet and sea swallow.
	www.dictionary.net /chough (85 words)

	The Chough (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Chough is sometimes referred to as the Cornish Chough, Aylet or Sea Wallow.
		The chough (or Cornish chough as it is now termed) differs from the corbie only by having its beak and legs red (as do the real choughs).
		Sadly, the real chough is under threat, modern agriculture having reduced its food supply, and nest robbers (who profit the more as birds become rarer) having reduced the number of chicks.
	www.thebowdlers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /the_chough.htm (540 words)

	Alpine Chough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus), also called Yellow-billed Chough (pronounced tʃɐf) is a Eurasian member of the crow family, Corvidae.
		It is closely related to the Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) and shares its glossy fl plumage and red legs.
		It is slightly smaller at 36-39 cm length and a 65-74 cm wingspan, but has a relatively longer tail and shorter wings.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alpine_Chough (201 words)

	Chough - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		While its fl plumage identifies it as a crow, the chough (pronounced ‘chuff’) has a red bill and legs unlike any other member of the crow family.
		Choughs can be found in mountain ranges and steppes elsewhere in Europe and Asia, but in the UK they have adapted to open windswept coastal habitats.
		In heraldry a ‘beckit’ is a chough, from Thomas a Becket who had three choughs on his coat of arms.
	www.rspb.org.uk /birds/guide/c/chough/index.asp (228 words)

	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax - Chough
		The chough, a member of the crow family, is rarely seen in Britain except in Wales.
		Pairs of choughs often nest alone on rock ledges, although you may see flocks of twenty or more in the air.
		They both have all-fl plumage and are much the same size as a jackdaw, with which they are sometimes mistaken when in flight - when the distinctive red legs and beak are often less clearly visible against the bright background of sky.
	www.first-nature.com /birds/pyrrhocorax_pyrrhocorax.htm (112 words)

	These notes record the history of the 15" gauge steam locomotive named "Chough"
		The Chough is a rare and striking member of the crow family and is the national bird of Cornwall.
		Paradise Park is still the only place to have bred the Chough in captivity in Cornwall, and has led the way in attempting to reintroduce the Chough to the Cornish cliffs.
		By early June 1995 "Chough" had moved to Alan Keef for overhaul, but back at Whitworth Hall Derek Parnaby, apparently due to pressure from his family, put the Hall, grounds and railway up for sale; with the railway to be sold separately.
	www.bctrains.com /1998-History.htm (2357 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Cornwall \| Chough pairs in breeding success
		For the first time in more than 50 years, two pairs of choughs have raised chicks on the coast of west Cornwall.
		The project's success is largely due to the efforts of Paul Carter who has built a special cliff-top aviary for the birds at a secret location.
		It is hoped the chicks can be released into the wild within three years to help bring the bird known as the King of the Crows back to the coast of Cornwall.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/england/cornwall/3687006.stm (213 words)

	Daily Epiphany - Tuesday, July 30, 2002, There's no business like chough business
		In the chough, though, their dancing abilities were somewhat limited by the absurdly high heels they had to wear.
		I'm afraid the kids in the chough were more enthusiastic than anything else and we weren't quite prepared for the whole Andy Hardy puts on a Carnival amateur hour feel of the whole thing.
		It was embarrassing, though the people in the chough couldn't see us because of the bright lights and I know they couldn't hear us over the booming music.
	www.dailyepiphany.net /2002/jul/30.htm (1201 words)

	Paradise Park Wildlife Sanctuary >> Conservation >> Operation Chough (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Cornish Chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, is a rare and unusual member of the crow family.
		The Chough has only been bred in captivity in Cornwall by Paradise Park, and cannot be seen anywhere else in the Duchy.
		His thesis helped to solve the mystery of the Chough's disappearance, and we are getting closer each year to being able to reintroduce this important bird to the Cornish cliffs where it belongs.
	www.paradisepark.org.uk /conserv/operationchough.htm (170 words)

	Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea
		Chough said that while listening to the President¡¯s address, he was unable to repress his rage and astonishment.
		Chough criticized a number of incidents, including allegations of corruption among Presidential aides, the Roh camp¡¯s illegal campaign fundraising, the military procurement scandal, and the scandal involving an Uri Party legislator being caught gambling on an American military installation.
		Chough demanded an apology from Roh, and challenged him to a TV debate.
	english.chosun.com /w21data/html/news/200401/200401150005.html (469 words)

	Chough Updates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Choughs forage on grassy cliff tops, grazed by cattle, for their food, consisting mainly of insects and other small invertebrates.
		The Chough's gradual population decline throughout the last century has been attributed to the reduction of cliff top grazing and more intensive farming methods.
		In 1992 there were 342 pairs of choughs in Britain and the Isle of Man. Elsewhere in Europe, the birds breed in mountains from Iberia, through the Alps to Greece and Turkey.
	www.cbwps.org.uk /chough_updates.html (912 words)

	KoreaTimes : Rep. Chu Pits Against Chough in Power Struggle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A day after party chairman Chough Soon-hyung flatly turned down dissident junior lawmakers’ calls for ousting a group of multi-term lawmakers, supreme council member Chu Mi-ae on Wednesday rapped Chough for unilaterally ignoring calls for personnel reform.
		A 46-year-old leader of the reformist faction, Chu is mulling over severing her party ties unless the MDP’s key post-holders accept reform proposals, according to sources close to her.
		Throwing their weight behind Chough, a majority of party members emboldened the embattled party chairman to push ahead with campaigning for the April 15 general elections, putting dissident lawmakers on the defensive.
	times.hankooki.com /lpage/nation/200402/kt2004022517581911980.htm (347 words)

	Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea
		Chough Soon-hyung, elected the party's chairman, is a rare moderate rationalist.
		It faces the problem of ideologically differentiating itself with the party that splintered away, and it finds itself in a situation where it's forced to worry about being reduced to mostly representing the Jeolla region.
		Chough and the rest of the MDP's new leadership now have before them the task of finding a role for themselves, one for service of state and people, and in no easy situation.
	english.chosun.com /w21data/html/news/200311/200311280034.html (391 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Cornwall chuffed with chough chicks
		A pair of wild choughs have successfully bred in Cornwall for the first time in half a century.
		The chough is the emblem of Cornwall, but disappeared from the region as intensive farming methods destroyed its natural habitat.
		Environment Minister Elliot Morley said: "I am delighted that the choughs have made a comeback to the county after such a long period of time.
	newssearch.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/uk/england/newsid_2000000/2000329.stm (250 words)

	Operation Chough Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The red-billed Chough is the symbol of Cornwall, pictured on its Coat of Arms and included in legends, but sadly it died out in the wild here in the 1970’s - until in 2001 three birds returned to Cornwall’s cliffs!
		Our project hopes to secure the future of the Chough in Cornwall, and to achieve this in 2003 we released birds at a historic site for the species in West Cornwall.
		In 2002 the first wild Cornish Chough chicks in fifty years were hatched, and in 2003 another two have fledged successfully.
	www.chough.org (275 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Cornwall \| Chough chicks to fly nest
		Chicks of the first choughs to breed in Cornwall for 50 years are set to fly their nest.
		It is the second year in succession choughs have successfully nested at the Lizard site.
		Experts believe this could be the start of a sustainable colony, but the choughs' rarity makes them a tempting target for illegal egg collectors.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/cornwall/2979690.stm (238 words)

	Alpine Chough : Alpine chough (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is closely related to the Chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, and shares its glossy fl plumage and red legs.
		Its loud "zrrrrr" call is quite different from that of the Chough.
		May I ask would you, for her sake, if she wished it, seek to gain, even now, her proud of your friendship--would make her feel that even her watch the field race by.
	www.termsdefined.net /al/alpine-chough.html (220 words)

	RSPB bully boys threaten legal action in drive for exclusivity - Released choughs drive RSPB wild (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Deprived of its breeding grounds the = chough, which had become the emblem of Cornwall and appeared on the = county's coat of arms, went into decline.
		The decline of the chough stems from the 19th century when marginal clifftop farms were abandoned.
		Deprived of its breeding grounds the chough, which had become the emblem of Cornwall and appeared on the countyﾒs coat of arms, went into decline.
	www.seriousliving.net /new-1098981-56.html (1166 words)

	KoreaTimes : Chough Bids for MDP Leadership (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Chough Soon-hyung on Sunday declared his bid for the chairmanship of the Millennium Democratic Party (MDP) ahead of its national convention on Nov. 25, setting up a two-horse race with Rep. Chu Mi-ae.
		His move sets the stage for a fierce rivalry with Chu, who will announce her candidacy tomorrow.
		After Roh got to power on the MDP's ticket, the party founded by former President Kim Dae-jung has gone through months of factional feuding and some 40 lawmakers left it in September to form the new Uri Party.
	times.hankooki.com /lpage/200311/kt2003111618034212070.htm (247 words)

	Chough Hotel (Where To Stay) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Chough Hotel has the most exciting views in North Cornwall over looking the Atlantic Ocean.
		The North Cornish Coast offers some of the most magnificent views in Britain and The Chough Hotel is located on the beautiful coastal road 1 mile from the popular resort of Bude and Widemouth Bay.
		The hotel is set amongst beautiful lawn grounds which are abundant with flowers and lush hedging, bordered by these unrivalled views of the ocean and Bude town where the sun can be seen setting during the wonderful summer evenings.
	gb.wheretostay.net /listing/91171200 (269 words)

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