According to Kentish legend, the chough got its bright red beak and legs by wading in the blood of Thomas Becket, the archbishop murdered in Canterbury cathedral by four knights. The bird is ...

If you find yourself in the presence of a crow that looks a little… off, there’s a good chance you’ve encountered a white-winged chough – a strange and beautiful bird with a fascinating family life.

It's been a bumper breeding season for the Cornish chough and wildlife experts are delighted. A record 55 pairs of choughs ...

A protected bird known for sticking to the Cornish coastline ... Cornwall Wildlife Trust said Cornish choughs had been sighted "daily" on its Penwith nature reserves. It credited the sightings ...