Volunteers working in their local community to help curlew survive and thrive. Registered Charity No 1201723.
South Lakes
Joined February 2023
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Phew😅These two 36-day-old #curlew chicks narrowly escaped the mower’s blades thanks to a thermal drone rescue. Soon, they’ll be airborne. A big shout-out to our #farmingheroes FarmingUK. 📷 Reach out if you suspect chicks in the grass before cutting – our drone is on standby!
🚜All the wrong kind of drama today... Picture this: fields with curlew chicks hiding being cut for silage! Enter Bruce, our cool curlew champion contractor. With a thermal drone, and a crew of fabulous farmers and volunteers, a dashing (sic) rescue was orchestrated. 1/
Huge sigh of relief as this 4-week old chick was released to live another day. 😅 It's got a fortnight until flight. 🚀🤞#FarmingHeroes #Thankyou to our #famers. Please get in touch if you suspect chicks before cutting - we can try to catch chicks and use the drone to help too.
Heartbreaking news- an intense storm (40 mm) while one of our #curlew families was hatching.
All the chicks died of exposure, one in the egg. Poor Mum couldn’t keep them dry and warm. She lost her first nest this year to a stoat and all her chicks in the previous 2 years to fox
However, we'll keep on doing all we can to help. Had we not found these nests there's every chance they would have been lost to silage cutting.
To every one of the farmers 🚜we work with, thank you - you are all fantastic and great curlew supporters.
To everyone who helps, bird ringers, gamekeepers, fieldworkers, supporters on facebook, & those who simply believe in our mission — thank you. Together, we do all we can to hold on to curlews in our valleys for our children. You can support our work too 🙏justgiving.com/curlewrecover…
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British #curlew need to fledge 10,000 more chicks/year just to halt the catastrophic decline - so if you see a curlew calling from a wall-top or field - stay back it’s protecting its young! @curlewcalls @waderquest @CurlewSLakes @CurlewCountry @CurlewLIFE #BirdsofTwitter #birds
ALT Curlew sat in drystone wall with beak open to call with blurred building and green field behind
Reminder from 12 June 2021:
"More Curlew chicks needed"
Blog based on paper by @_BTO scientists, using data collected by British bird ringers.
wadertales.wordpress.com/202…
#ornithology
😍Pair of #curlew chicks from a second nest, found with our thermal drone. 3 eggs. 3 hatched and ringed, their sibling was getting it's bangle fixed when we took this little video. 🐤You're welcome.🌿
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Retweet when you see it! 😀
(Extra points if you know what 'it' is!)
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A nature reserve on the Isle of Sheppey is playing a key role in efforts to revive southern England's dwindling curlew population.
Tap to read more: bbc.in/3SrWtva
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Yes, your dog. Your sweet, non-aggressive and curious dog is a threat to wildlife - and so are you.
This message is almost completely absent from outdoor recreation messaging, and instead the public is told that farmers and gamekeepers are the real problem.
Conservation Officer - The Curlews Call | RSPBhttps://app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Careers/CareersPage.aspx?e=LMo8nnTwYNYqaPAamJZgHp_n9rANp4VrbuY1GZV2qvbNW1qjW-_bpRIXdHP6kk2LfsIE5KHmpdI
Update: 10 nests hatched, 37 chicks, 11 nests sitting
6 nests lost: 3 to stoat, 1 to crows, 1 suspected infertile, and a sheep mishap.
Weather turned from dry to squally showers. Curlew conservation is full of is full of highs and lows, the team's out working hard as always 🫡
🚜Last night a #farmer saved my life
Bruce 🦸♂️😇(contractor) lifted mower while cutting when a #curlew flew up in front of him. Nice one Bruce 💪#Respect #nest_24 #FarmingHeroes
Misty dawn breaks soft,
Curlew soars in morning light,
First of May takes flight.
Dawn from our #nest cameras
We've migrated over stormy seas to arrive under a sapphire blue sky... find us now at curlewslakes.bsky.social