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The spring-fed peat bogs between Codroipo & Palmanova (Udine) are a jewel in the biodiversity crown of Regione FVG but threatened by invasive scrub, esp. Alder Buckthorn. This weekend, (as in 2022 & 2023), with no wind & dry conditions, the Region's Biodiversity Service, 1/x

At the recent Curlew Action conference there was much consensus about the importance of communicating openly about predation, so here's a blog post discussing Badgers and ground-nesting birds: davidjarrett.info/post/the-badge…

Another good blog on the challenges & nuanced debate required around protecting in particular ground nesting birds. We need to put aside our differences if we are going to solve this dilemma. I would like to see private & NGO working together to agreed priorities in an area.

Tipping Points: is it time for new approach to wader conservation? “We need to communicate honestly and openly about the scale of the challenges and what the realistic endpoints might be” - Guest blog by David Jarrett workingforwaders.com/blog/2024/3/22…

Check this out - an excellent #WorkingforWaders blog from David summarising the many issues facing waders in Scotland today. Scottish Gamekeepers Curlew Action

Exciting news for Scottish Cranes! For the first time, a colour-ringed Crane from England has been seen in Scotland. Not only that, but she seems to have paired up with a Scottish bird! Sherry was born in Somerset to parents who were released as part of the Great Crane Project.

Reducing predation is crucial for Curlew recovery. Learning how nest survival and predator identity varies between areas is important for getting interventions right. The images show a stoat predating a Curlew nest monitored this season by BTO for the CST project

Sandpipers, plovers, geology and a long-lost football pitch at a former opencast mine site in East Ayrshire: Matt Cross davidjarrett.info/post/the-spire…

"It’s likely that public opinion is quietly, calmly against the idea of a National Park in Galloway – but it’ll be interesting to watch the debate unfold if the current battleline of “retired people vs furious farmers” is allowed to deepen & heat up" gallowayfarm.blog/2024/07/30/nat…

Paper just out in BOU 👩🏻‍🏫👨🏿‍🏫🧕🏽👳🏽‍♂️ 🌈 - data from acoustic recorders and an AI classifier can be better than transect survey data at predicting relative densities of Curlew and Oystercatcher (but not Golden Plover or Lapwing) across an upland study site.

Can remote sound recorders help with surveys of breeding waders? Blog: wadertales.wordpress.com/2024/12/04/cou… Paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ib… #ornithology #waders #shorebirds