{"id":40798,"date":"2025-09-30T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T07:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=40798"},"modified":"2025-09-29T14:44:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T11:44:46","slug":"nest-fall-recovery-and-impressive-first-flight-meet-the-cinereous-vulture-charneco-life-aegypius-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/nest-fall-recovery-and-impressive-first-flight-meet-the-cinereous-vulture-charneco-life-aegypius-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Nest fall, recovery and impressive first flight &#8211; Meet the Cinereous Vulture Charneco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Cinereous Vulture chick was rescued, recovered and returned to the wild in the Tejo Internacional Nature Park, Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One nest among more than 220<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>La <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/life-aegypius-return\/\">LIFE Aegypius Return<\/a> project has been monitoring Cinereous Vulture colonies in Portugal in great detail since 2023. During each breeding season \u2013 which runs from January to September \u2013 all known nests are carefully followed, requiring many hours of dedication. The task is particularly demanding in the Tejo Internacional Nature Park, whose cross-border colony has around 220 known Cinereous Vulture nests, and recorded <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/cinereous-vulture-increases-to-more-than-108-nesting-pairs-in-portugal\/\">over 60 breeding pairs<\/a> in 2024. Monitoring is carried out by <a href=\"https:\/\/spea.pt\/\">SPEA<\/a> (Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds), with the support of rangers from ICNF (Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests) and Quercus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Monitoring-of-Cinereous-Vultures-in-Tejo-Internacional-Nature-Park-\u00a9Milene-MatosVCF--1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Monitoring of Cinereous Vultures in Tejo Internacional Nature Park \u00a9Milene Matos:VCF\" class=\"wp-image-40801\" style=\"width:1043px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Monitoring-of-Cinereous-Vultures-in-Tejo-Internacional-Nature-Park-\u00a9Milene-MatosVCF--1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Monitoring-of-Cinereous-Vultures-in-Tejo-Internacional-Nature-Park-\u00a9Milene-MatosVCF--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Monitoring-of-Cinereous-Vultures-in-Tejo-Internacional-Nature-Park-\u00a9Milene-MatosVCF--768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Monitoring-of-Cinereous-Vultures-in-Tejo-Internacional-Nature-Park-\u00a9Milene-MatosVCF--1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Monitoring-of-Cinereous-Vultures-in-Tejo-Internacional-Nature-Park-\u00a9Milene-MatosVCF--2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Monitoring-of-Cinereous-Vultures-in-Tejo-Internacional-Nature-Park-\u00a9Milene-MatosVCF--18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Monitoring of Cinereous Vultures in Tejo Internacional Nature Park \u00a9 Milene Matos\/ VCF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the monitoring work, technicians Paulo Monteiro and Jo\u00e3o Esteves from SPEA knew that a particular nest in Herdade da Cubeira held a well-developed chick. On 9 July, when it was around 80 days old, it was observed beginning to fly, flapping its wings and rising a few centimetres above the nest. Everything seemed fine, but on 17 July, the nest was empty and the chick was named <em>Charneco<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Charneco<\/em> is the Portuguese common name given to the small corvid <em>Cyanopica cooki<\/em>, also known as the Iberian magpie. This species is often associated with the disappearance of the eggs and young of other birds, although perhaps unfairly, as scientific evidence does not point to a predominantly carnivorous diet. Nevertheless, the sudden and mysterious disappearance of the Cinereous Vulture chick earned it this somewhat ironic name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finding Charneco<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The SPEA team intensively searched the area around the nest with binoculars and telescopes, but could not detect Charneco. However, the nest was partially collapsed. Since the chick was not yet old enough to fly, it was likely to have fallen and remained defenceless on the ground. Paulo and Jo\u00e3o therefore approached the site and eventually found Charneco on the ground, about 60 metres away from its natal holm oak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ICNF was immediately contacted and promptly provided rangers to help capture <em>Charneco <\/em>and transport it to <a href=\"https:\/\/quercus.pt\/centros-recuperacao-animais-selvagens\/\">CERAS<\/a> (Centre for the Study and Recovery of Wild Animals, managed by Quercus), where it was examined by the veterinary team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With no injuries or fractures, <em>Charneco <\/em>needed rest and safety. He remained at CERAS recovering until 19 September, when he was returned to the wild, equipped with a <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/life-aegypius-return-reaches-milestone-of-50-cinereous-vultures-fitted-with-gps-gsm-transmitters\/\">GPS\/GSM transmitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"40799\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rescue-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Joao-EstevesSPEA--768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rescue of the Cinereous Vulture Charneco \u00a9 Joa\u0303o Esteves\/ SPEA\" class=\"wp-image-40799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rescue-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Joao-EstevesSPEA--768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rescue-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Joao-EstevesSPEA--225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rescue-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Joao-EstevesSPEA--1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rescue-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Joao-EstevesSPEA--9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rescue-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Joao-EstevesSPEA-.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rescue of the Cinereous Vulture Charneco \u00a9 Joa\u0303o Esteves\/ SPEA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"40800\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rescue-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Joao-EstevesSPEA-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rescue of the Cinereous Vulture Charneco \u00a9 Joa\u0303o Esteves\/ SPEA\" class=\"wp-image-40800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rescue-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Joao-EstevesSPEA-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rescue-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Joao-EstevesSPEA-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rescue-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Joao-EstevesSPEA-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rescue-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Joao-EstevesSPEA-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rescue-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Joao-EstevesSPEA.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rescue of the Cinereous Vulture Charneco \u00a9 Joa\u0303o Esteves\/ SPEA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Return to the wild<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the day of its release, Charneco was full of energy and determined to take its first flight in freedom, taking off confidently and showing excellent flying skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"40802\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Release-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Paulo-MonteiroSPEA--1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Release of the Cinereous Vulture Charneco \u00a9 Paulo Monteiro\/ SPEA\" class=\"wp-image-40802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Release-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Paulo-MonteiroSPEA--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Release-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Paulo-MonteiroSPEA--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Release-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Paulo-MonteiroSPEA--768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Release-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Paulo-MonteiroSPEA--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Release-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Paulo-MonteiroSPEA--18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Release-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Paulo-MonteiroSPEA-.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Release of the Cinereous Vulture Charneco \u00a9 Paulo Monteiro\/ SPEA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"40803\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Release-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Paulo-MonteiroSPEA-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Release of the Cinereous Vulture Charneco \u00a9 Paulo Monteiro\/ SPEA\" class=\"wp-image-40803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Release-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Paulo-MonteiroSPEA-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Release-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Paulo-MonteiroSPEA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Release-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Paulo-MonteiroSPEA-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Release-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Paulo-MonteiroSPEA-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Release-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Paulo-MonteiroSPEA-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Release-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-\u00a9Paulo-MonteiroSPEA.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Release of the Cinereous Vulture Charneco \u00a9 Paulo Monteiro\/ SPEA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, <em>Charneco<\/em> has remained very active and faithful to the Tejo Internacional territory. Sometimes it stays very close to the river, reminiscent of his fellow vulture <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/meet-natator-the-cinereous-vulture-who-swam-for-his-life-between-portugal-and-spain\/\">Natator<\/a>, but fortunately \u2013 so far \u2013 without setbacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Movements-during-the-first-week-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-back-in-the-wild.--1024x766.png\" alt=\"Movements during the first week of the Cinereous Vulture Charneco back in the wild.\" class=\"wp-image-40805\" style=\"width:1043px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Movements-during-the-first-week-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-back-in-the-wild.--1024x766.png 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Movements-during-the-first-week-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-back-in-the-wild.--300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Movements-during-the-first-week-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-back-in-the-wild.--768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Movements-during-the-first-week-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-back-in-the-wild.--16x12.png 16w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Movements-during-the-first-week-of-the-Cinereous-Vulture-Charneco-back-in-the-wild.-.png 1149w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Movements during the first week of the Cinereous Vulture Charneco back in the wild.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Acknowledgements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, this successful case was only possible with the collaboration of all the people and organisations involved: SPEA for detection and rescue, ICNF for transport, and CERAS\/Quercus for rehabilitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The LIFE Aegypius Return partners also wish to thank all those who took part in <em>Charneco<\/em>\u2019s release: ICNF, SPEA, CERAS\/Quercus, VCF (Vulture Conservation Foundation), University of Coimbra, Herdade da Cubeira, and S\u00e9rgio Saldanha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About LIFE Aegypius Return<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"205\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LAR-LIFE-Aegypius-Return-LIFE-Natura-2000-logo-1024x205.png\" alt=\"LAR LIFE Aegypius Return LIFE Natura 2000 logo\" class=\"wp-image-27531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LAR-LIFE-Aegypius-Return-LIFE-Natura-2000-logo-1024x205.png 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LAR-LIFE-Aegypius-Return-LIFE-Natura-2000-logo-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LAR-LIFE-Aegypius-Return-LIFE-Natura-2000-logo-768x154.png 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LAR-LIFE-Aegypius-Return-LIFE-Natura-2000-logo-1536x307.png 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LAR-LIFE-Aegypius-Return-LIFE-Natura-2000-logo-2048x410.png 2048w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LAR-LIFE-Aegypius-Return-LIFE-Natura-2000-logo-18x4.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The LIFE Aegypius Return project is co-financed by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cinea.ec.europa.eu\/programmes\/life_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">European Union\u2019s LIFE programme<\/a>. Its success depends on the involvement of all the relevant&nbsp;<em>stakeholders<\/em>, and the collaboration of the partners: the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF)<\/a>, the coordinating beneficiary, and the local partners&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.palombar.pt\/pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Palombar \u2013 Conserva\u00e7\u00e3o da Natureza e do Patrim\u00f3nio Rural<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.herdadedacontenda.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Herdade da Contenda<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spea.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpn.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Liga para a Protec\u00e7\u00e3o da Natureza<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/atnatureza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Transum\u00e2ncia e Natureza<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fnyh.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fundaci\u00f3n Naturaleza y Hombre<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnr.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guarda Nacional Republicana<\/a>&nbsp;y&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anpc.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Nacional de Propriet\u00e1rios Rurais Gest\u00e3o Cineg\u00e9tica e Biodiversidade<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"241\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/logos-partners-1024x241.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/logos-partners-1024x241.png 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/logos-partners-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/logos-partners-768x180.png 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/logos-partners-18x4.png 18w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/logos-partners.png 1098w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Cinereous Vulture chick was rescued, recovered and returned to the wild in the Tejo Internacional Nature Park, Portugal. One nest among more than 220 The LIFE Aegypius Return project has been monitoring Cinereous Vulture colonies in Portugal in great detail since 2023. 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