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Breeding pairs of cahows have returned to Bermuda to nest, with the first eggs expected to hatch late next month

Cahows have returned to Nonsuch Island for their nesting season and laid the first eggs of the year

Work to establish thriving cahow colonies on Nonsuch Island continued to pay off in 2022 with the island now home to the second-largest population of the critically endangered birds. Jeremy Madeiros, the Department of Environment and Natural Resource...

Bermuda’s national bird, once thought to be extinct, has set another record on its road to recovery. Cahow chicks are now fledging on their island refuge at Castle Harbour – meaning they will set off on their first flights out to sea from now until m...

Conservationists have highlighted the plight of two “critically endangered” endemics on the island, the cahow and the Bermuda skink. Nonsuch Expeditions used Endangered Species Day to put a spotlight on the species. Jean-Pierre Rouja said: “This Enda...

People from around the world can watch as a cahow chick hatches from its egg. It is thought the bird could be fully hatched by tonight. Dimples – small bumps or ripples in the surface of the egg – were first seen on the surface of the egg yesterday. ...

The cahow conservation programme on Nonsuch Island has been featured in the cover story of America’s national Audubon magazine . The winter edition of the magazine included an article on the birds written by Jessica Bruder, whose book Nomadland:...

A recovery programme for the rare cahow has logged a record number of breeding pairs this year. The number of pairs on Nonsuch Island, off St George’s, increased from 143 breeding pairs last year to 156 this year. The cahows are identified with band...

The cahow chick which bird lovers have been following through the cahow cam since March is expected to take flight imminently. The nocturnal chick, which can be observed here, has been preparing to fledge, or fly, in recent nights. Nonsuch Expediti...

Lovers of Bermuda’s iconic Longtail can now watch a chick being raised by its parents in a nest on Nonsuch Island thanks to modern technology. Following on the wildly popular cahow cam, the longtail cam is a livestream of a chick hatched on April 24...

A conservation programme to increase Bermuda’s threatened cahow population is being adopted around the world to protect other endangered species. The island’s national bird was once believed to be extinct, but was rediscovered by conservationist Davi...

Bermuda’s national bird continues to set records after scientists reported a new high number of 142 established breeding pairs, up from 135 pairs in 2020. The number of Cahow pairs on the nature reserve of Nonsuch Island has increased to 27 this yea...