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Kent Wildlife Trust: Eight Chough Chicks Fledge, Population 35

9/6/2026

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Kent Wildlife Trust reported eight wild-born red-billed chough chicks fledged in Kent.
The county’s chough population is now estimated at 35, with recent sightings in Thanet and Folkestone.
Eight captive-reared choughs were released in Dover in 2023 as part of the reintroduction scheme.
Government-backed research will analyse chough diet DNA to guide future habitat management.

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Kent Wildlife Trust reported eight wild-born red-billed chough chicks fledged in Kent.
The county’s chough population is now estimated at 35, with recent sightings in Thanet and Folkestone.
Eight captive-reared choughs were released in Dover in 2023 as part of the reintroduction scheme.
Government-backed research will analyse chough diet DNA to guide future habitat management.