Hi Everyone
Keith Wimbush is taking on the task of recording any Curlew records for our area. Curlews are undergoing a massive decline and there is a national project trying to understand all the reasons for this. They are looking at getting a better understand of the distribution of this species and how successful any breeding attempts are. Every bit of data you can supply is valuable even if it is not a confirmed breeding record. Any pairs, display behaviour etc is worth recording please.
Below is what Keith would like re the data:-
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The information I will be looking for is pretty straightforward and is not dissimilar to the BTO BBC scheme, but requiring just some basic facts and information;
- Time, date and location of observation, plus grid reference if possible
- Number of pairs at that location.
- Evidence of display, incubation, food carrying or reaction to predators.
- Type of habitat and proximity to any human disturbance.
- Evidence of either ground or air predators at time of observations and identity of predator(s) if possible.
- Evidence of any other ground nesting bird species at that location.
- Evidence of confirmed breeding and number of young seen.
It would be good to build up a picture of what is happening in order to potentially progress the data I have already started to record some local sightings and pair occupations of territories in the Stoupe Brow/ Ravenscar areas and there are 4 pairs back on territories, exactly the same as 2025.
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Please let Keith know of anything you see.