The New Forest holds a significant southern lowland population of breeding Curlew. c.46 pairs in 2020, 43 in 2021, and just c.33 in 2022. Important research is being conducted by our partner The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust to investigate the causes of this sad decline #WorldCurlewDay

Have a free evening and are interested in #Curlew #conservation? Why not join the Curlew Action webinar #ornithology

The Curlew Recovery South Lakes team have done some fantastic work this year! Why not give them a follow to stay updated #ornithology

Taking a cautious approach whilst we understand the impact of forestry expansion on #Curlew and other ground-nesting birds is crucial. There is space for #forestry and ground-nesting birds

Fingers crossed these chicks make it to fledging! Unfortunately, far too few do, with an estimated 10,000 extra chicks fledged needed just to keep the Curlew we have now...

Understanding how changing pasture management can benefit farm economics, soils and biodiversity is important for widespread wildlife recovery in grassland landscapes. Our director Ryan Burrell spent yesterday learning from the experts to see how it could help #Curlew

9 talks on Curlew science and conservation today at #IWSG2023. First up our director Ryan Burrell talking about the Curlew Solutions Trial funded by Defra UK #SpeciesRecoveryProgram

CRP SG member Dr Samantha Franks summarises insights from the Eastern England Curlew Recovery Project. Headstarting may buy us time to generate solutions and policy for insitu conservation. But, we still do not know where they will recruit yet...

Are you headstarting #Curlew? We are running a survey across European projects, fill in the questionnaire at bit.ly/headstart-curl… #IWSG2023 Wader Study

A positive effect on population size from Project Godwit head-starting ☑️ good habitat and predator exclusion for recruitment ☑️ but wild productivity is still low. Fingers crossed that further research will allow solutions to be developed. Great talk Lynda Donaldson! #IWSG2023

A brilliant new pilot by Sian Taylor! Finding the culprits for the large number of unknowns often present in wader nest and chick predation studies is so valuable for our knowledge, management and policy #ornithology #IWSG2023

Tracking adult curlews is providing fascinating insights across projects in our network from habitat use and foraging to site fidelity and migration. Learn how Dr Samantha Franks and others caught their birds...

A fantastic conference! So many amazing talks and discussions about Curlews and meadow bird conservation. Collaboration and knowledge exchange is really key to wader recovery across Europe #ornithology #IWSG2023

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Our Wetlands team are seeking a new Research Assistant. For more information about the role, follow the link: bit.ly/3ZntXgC Closing date for applications: 13 October 2023

The movements of Curlews are fascinating and crucial to getting things right across their lifecycle. Take a look at the updates from WildlifeDales...

The next CRP newsletter should now be sitting in your inbox. If you're not part of our network, you can read it here... bit.ly/CRPApril24News

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

Down to our last few nests, exclusion fences are coming down and our fieldwork teams are well into the tricky business of chick monitoring! Our Curlew Solutions Trial teams have monitored 145 nests across 5 English landscapes this season! Well done All!

Drone usage is revolutionising the monitoring of #curlew by our GWCT Cymru | Wales 'Curlew Connections' team. Read more about how they are applying this technology and watch fascinating #aerial footage of nesting curlew. 📽️ bit.ly/3AGd9Jq

We are at the Curlews in crisis Conference this week with 100+ delegates from 30+ organisations and projects. What an opportunity to share knowledge and experiences! We need policymakers to take the lessons from this project and others, support #Curlew for the long-term and at scale.