Two species have become extinct from offshore islands in this region before, however, the Slender-billed Curlew is the first confirmed extinction of a mainland bird, indicating issues on a larger ...

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Curlew nests and eggs are often victim to predators and farming machinery resulting in fewer chicks making it to adulthood As part of the Severn Vale project ...

Amy Burns said that the curlews are "very secretive in their behaviour" More than 80% of curlew have been lost since the 1980s, so to see chicks on a newly-restored island has been "just fantastic ...

“Over the course of the Curlew LIFE project, we’ve seen 202 chicks fledge, some of which have already started to return to ...

With the help and co-operation of local farmers, volunteers and a dedicated fencing team, four curlew nests were identified, protected from predators, and monitored. Eleven chicks were ...