The Complete Archive
Every article, field note, and feature published on Corvid Isle since 2009 — organised and searchable.
By the Numbers
A snapshot of what has been written over fifteen years of corvid enthusiasm.
Highlights by Year
A chronological tour of our most-read pieces and defining moments.
The Early Years
The archive opens with a series of Scottish field notes: ravens on sea cliffs, hooded crows at rubbish tips, and jackdaws raiding a Highland nest box. The tone is personal and the observations are intimate.
Growing Wider
Guest writers arrive. Our most-shared piece of this era — Tool Use in New Caledonian Crows: A Review — was the first to blend formal literature review with accessible prose, setting the tone for the site going forward.
Cognition & Care
The Cognition Corner series launches, covering facial recognition in jackdaws, cooperative problem-solving in rooks, and the cultural transmission of caching behaviour in ravens. Simultaneously our care guides expand into a full rehabilitation resource.
Community Voice
Reader-contributed stories flood in. Members share lockdown corvid encounters, garden-camera footage, and a memorable series on urban magpies adapting to closed-circuit TV mounts. The photo gallery receives over 3,000 community submissions.
Refinement & Depth
Longer, research-driven features dominate: a three-part investigation into chough reintroduction on the Lleyn Peninsula, a statistical review of raven population trends in upland Wales, and an essay comparing corvid folklore across Celtic cultures.
Browse by Theme
Not sure where to start? The archive can be explored by theme as well as by date. Each collection gathers the best of a particular subject across all fifteen years.
Each theme links back to the original articles in full — nothing is paywalled or locked away. We believe corvid knowledge should be free and open.
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From the Archive Shelves
A few images that capture the spirit of fifteen years spent watching, writing about, and caring for corvids.
Printable Downloads
Selected handouts, species ID sheets, and nest-monitoring templates from the archive are available as free PDFs on our downloads page.
Forum Threads
Many archived articles have active discussion threads on the forum. Readers continue to add sightings and updates years after publication.
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The archive grows with every suggestion. If there is a corvid story you would love to see explored in depth, let us know via contact.
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Fifteen Years and Counting
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