Without action, it was predicted that the curlew will be extinct as a breeding species in Ireland within a decade. Its presence is recorded in place names such as Whaup Knowe in Dumfries and Galloway, while in Berwickshire, inhabitants of the Lammermuirs were nicknamed whaups. 2 Acknowledgements Thanks are due to Mary Colwell for her involvement in instigating the Higginstown conference and her encouragement since. By the UK and Ireland Curlew Action Group.
Welcome to Curlew Action The Eurasian Curlew, Numenius arquata , was once a common sight across Ireland and the UK and their distinctive calls could be heard along coasts and across farmland, in … The curlew should be seen as the "panda of UK conservation", ministesr have said, after a 10 Downing Street summit heard that it will be extinct in some parts of the UK within 15 years. The Curlew Numenius arquata is listed on Annex II/2 of the EU Birds Directive as a species for which hunting can be permitted in Denmark, France, Ireland and UK. Curlew is a relatively abundant but declining wader species. Pic by David Mason THE curlew’s evocative call is much-loved by generations of Scots, particularly in the south-west and the Borders, where it was often better known as the whaup. Friend points out, talking is challenging when it is time for action. For hill farmers, however, the evocative call of the Eurasian curlew will be a reminder that winter is nearly over for another year. Greatest breeding numbers are found in N Wales, the Pennines, the southern uplands and E Highlands of Scotland and the Northern Isles. Within the United Kingdom and Ireland, where a considerable proportion of the north-west European population traditionally breed, a UK and Ireland Curlew Action Group has been established, to monitor and study breeding birds with a view to reversing the downward population trend. At this time of year, with the nights closing in, spring can seem very far away. People coming together in the name of curlew conservation has also been a key feature of the last few years. Curlew Action is working in Britain and Ireland and with partners overseas to save them. The group is meeting for the third time, but as my right hon. World Curlew day – a call to action. Action for Curlew in Ireland Recommendations of The Curlew Task Force Summary document May 2019 Conservation actions to protect and enhance the breeding population of Eurasian Curlew in Ireland in order to prevent its extinction . Represented clients in group and collective actions in the UK in sectors ranging from the financial to the public sector and claims involving issues such as investments, tax efficient products, restitution and anti-competitive behaviour. Several hundred people have attending workshops in the four countries of the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the International Wader Study Group conferences have increasingly brought curlew experts together to focus on conservation and research needs. Speakers from Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England outlined conservation action for Curlew taking place at a broader scale. In the afternoon, in two workshop sessions, attendees were asked to contribute the development of a new Species Action Plan (SAP) for Curlew. In spring 2016, an Ireland and UK curlew action group was established to shape, drive and integrate a co-ordinated conservation programme of work with the aim of improving the conservation status of the curlew. Since 1994 there have only been open seasons for Curlew in France, Ireland and the UK (Northern Ireland). Curlew Country started work on the ground in 2015 in a core area of 200km 2; Its focus area is a ‘hotspot’ of around 40 pairs of breeding curlew – a nationally significant curlew population; It has taken a new, pragmatic and trail-blazing approach, successfully trialling several UK firsts for curlew recovery In spring last year, an Ireland and UK curlew action group was formed by a range of organisations, including our country’s conservation agencies, the RSPB and the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust to co-ordinate conservation measures. The curlew can be seen around the whole UK coastline with the largest concentrations of found at Morecambe Bay, the Solway Firth, the Wash, and the Dee, Severn, Humber and Thames estuaries. This may surprise those who see curlew flocks between late July and early spring.