Curlew in Wales, the 2024 breeding season and beyond
An update by Bethan Beech of Gylfinir Cymru/Curlew Wales and Specialist Advisor, Terrestrial Species Recovery at Natural Resources Wales. As WOS members will know, breeding Curlew, along with a number of other breeding waders in Wales, are in significant decline and need urgent help to aid recovery. In Wales, the breeding Curlew population has […]
Get involved with Curlews and World Curlew Day
21st April is World Curlew Day. We urge all WOS members and birders across Wales to support this and get involved – go to the WOS Curlews page, Gylfinor Cymru and Curlew Connections Wales to see what you can do.
Can you help survey for breeding Woodcock this summer?
The British Trust for Ornithology, in partnership with the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, is coordinating a nationwide survey of breeding Woodcock using randomly selected woodland sites during 2023. In a recent review of the population status of breeding birds in the UK, the Woodcock was ‘Red Listed’ as a bird of conservation concern because […]
Our Pied Flycatchers may be more at risk on migration and in their wintering sites than on their breeding territories
Bob Harris and Pete Coffey, who’ve led long-term nestbox studies of Pied Flycatchers in Welsh woodlands, are two of the co-authors of a fascinating (and extremely complex) analysis of factors affecting changes in Pied Flycatcher populations in seven areas of the UK, two of which are his (Merseyside Ringing Group) main Welsh study areas in […]
Good progress with the Rook survey – but where are all the Rooks?
This survey seems to have captured the imagination of birdwatchers in Wales and volunteers, many new to surveying, have come forward to help. Whilst a complete survey of Wales is highly desirable, this was considered to be too ambitious at the start of the project and so a random, stratified sample of 576 tetrads (a […]
Gylfinir Cymru
About Us Gylfinir Cymru / Curlew Wales is a joint working group between organisations that represent sectors of government, conservation, farming and game management. Gylfinir Cymru / Curlew Wales aims to act as a critical sounding board and expert resource to promote and/or achieve the provision of evidence necessary and the framework required to set […]
Wales Curlew Action Plan
Wales Action Plan for the Recovery of Curlew This Wales Action Plan for the Recovery of Curlew was prepared by Gylfinir Cymru / Curlew Wales at the recommendation of Welsh Government to promote the conservation of Eurasian curlew in Wales. The goals and objectives of this Action Plan can be achieved only if a […]
Breeding season Curlew records needed for 2022
Curlew Records 2022 WOS is again asking for breeding season records of Curlew from across Wales. All records will be valuable, and at a minimum just a sighting can help us target further surveys. To make it more valuable the following information (as much as you can provide) would help: Date and location (nearest identifiable […]
Curlew – our poster bird for 2021 and more about World Curlew Day
In 2020 part of our celebration of World Curlew Day – 21st April – included a painting by David Wettner. In 2021 David very kindly sent us another painting, of a parent Curlew with a chick hatching, which we are using to publicise World Curlew Day and the plight of breeding Curlew across Wales. The […]
A Welsh Curlew photo gallery
The Curlew is a beautiful bird with an unmistakeable haunting cry and song. It’s a favourite for photographers and artists alike – here are some pictures of Curlews in Wales – we’ll be adding to this gallery throughout spring and summer.