We have just received this missive from Mary Colwell who devotes her life to reversing the decline in Eurasian Curlews Numenius arquata across the British Isles having set up conferences in Ireland and England.
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Eurasian Curlew; Numenius arquata. A species in trouble. |
She now has her sights on doing another conference, this time in Wales, but she cannot do it alone, so she is after a little help... read on.
Welsh
Curlew Conference – 24th January 2018
Call
for information and interest
Curlew used to be common throughout Wales,
thousands bred on the mountains, fields and valleys and were part of Welsh
life. From the 1980s numbers of breeding birds plummeted and a recent estimate
puts breeding pairs at around 600.
On 24th January 2018, a day conference
will be held (venue to be confirmed) which will bring together people who have
an interest in Curlew – farmers, landowners, conservationists, politicians and
bird watchers. We will explore what work is being done for Curlew in Wales and
what practically needs to happen to bring them back.
For those in Wales I would be very grateful if you could let
me know the following:
Is anyone in your area working
on Curlew?
· Do you have members that would
be interested in attending this conference?
·
Do you have historical records
of the numbers of Curlew that bred in your area, and the present situation?
I would be very grateful for your help and
please reply to:
Mary
Colwell
Mary is a producer and writer on nature and
the environment. In April/May 2016 she
walked 500 miles across Ireland, Wales and England to raise awareness about the
decline of the Eurasian curlew, a much loved and endangered bird. The walk
resulted in two curlew conferences. Ireland
in November 2016, which resulted in the setting up of a Curlew Task Force, and
Slimbridge in February 2017, from which the Southern Curlew Forum was
created. Her website: www.curlewmedia.com
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Irish Curlew Conference, Higginstown 2016 (Mary Colwell pictured centre front in grey) |
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Slimbridge
Curlew Conference 2017 (Mary Colwell pictured standing centre front in blue, flanked by the Wader Quest delegation.) |
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