Conservationists are celebrating after the first chick from a bird species once extinct in Kent has hatched for the first time in 200 years. The nest of red-billed choughs was discovered at Dover Castle in May -a year after the first choughs were reintroduced to the Kent skyline in a rewilding project. The chick fledged successfully in June but unfortunately went missing during strong winds and hasn’t been seen since early July. Despite the setback, conservationists behind the project have hailed its birth a ‘monumental milestone’ for the project. The surprise arrival came just weeks before th…
