LIVE Irish Chough Nest | Mizen Peninsula, Co Cork

This livestream camera features a pair of Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) nesting in a purpose-built box in a barn in West Cork, Ireland. The birds have nested in the box for a number of years, successfully fledging young most years. In Irish, Chough are known as cág cosdearg which translates as red-legged jackdaw. The camera is one of two installed under licence in 2024 by National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) as part of a research project to study Chough nesting in buildings in Co Cork.

Chronology 2026:

Egg laying
28th March 1st egg laid 2pm
29th/30th March 2nd egg laid overnight
31st March 3rd egg laid c5pm
2nd April 4th egg laid 11:25 am
3rd April 5th egg laid 21:30

Hatching
21st April - first two chicks hatch
22nd April - 2nd chick hatched
23rd April - 3rd chick hatched

The egg-laying dates for 2026 are very similar to 2024 (29th March to 4th April) and 2025 (28th March to 4th April).

To help us with our research, please do leave a comment in the live chat if you notice any interesting behaviour.

For clips and updates on the progress of the Chough visit: https://www.facebook.com/GlengarriffWoodsNatureReserve/

The camera was supplied by wildlifewindows.co.uk and was installed by Alan McCarthy. Many thanks to the owners of the barn for permission to install the camera.

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