Click here to play Read by Dave and Charley Incubation is the act of keeping the egg warm before it hatches. For all our seabirds both the male and female take turns incubating the egg so that it stays warm and both parents can also get a turn in hunting for fish. [...]
Click here to play Read by Charley and Dave A sparrow chick begs for food from an adult female Our fifth topic is all about caring for the young. We have had glimpses in previous topics about the nesting habits of our seabirds, but now we can have a more [...]
Click here to play Read by Dave and Charley With Durrel and half-term in between the answers to the questions for our food chains and life cycles topic have been long awaited. Way back on the 19th May I first posted some questions on these topics and reminded everyone of them this [...]
Click here to play Read by Charley and Dave Gannets, puffins and other seabird species will mate for life. For puffins this is an 18 year commitment on average and for gannets it is 35 years. But before this each individual has to first find a mate. For puffins we have already [...]
Click here to play Read by Dave and Charley ECOLOGIST'S UPDATE It has been quite a while since we have had an update on the puffins on Burhou, so today's update will be all about these charismatic little birds and getting you caught up with what they have been doing over the [...]
Click here to play Read by Dave and Charley Once they have fledged it will take a number of years for the juvenile seabirds to mature. For puffins and gannets it takes 5 years for them to reach sexual maturity but what they do in the intervening time is very different. Puffins [...]
Click here to play Read by Dave Do you remember our questions for the food chain and life cycles topics? If not click here. The answers to the first three questions came back in the food chain week, look out for the rest of the answers this week. All life starts with [...]
Click here to play Read by Dave Choughs flying free in Jersey Our time with you is coming to an end. Next week the team from Alderney will take back the reins. We hope you have enjoyed learning about Durrell's work with the choughs and how Birds On The Edge [...]
Click here to play Read by Charley and Dave bracken As we mentioned last week, having the proper habitat is very important. Choughs need short grazed grassland for feeding and in Jersey a lot has disappeared under all the bracken. Birds On The Edge is working with local people to [...]
Click here to play Read by Dave Choughs in their aviary waiting for the hatches to open. Imagine how it must feel to spend years making sure birds stay in their aviaries, then one day being asked to open the door and let seven choughs fly free. Especially after spending [...]