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.
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.
Please look out for and report any sightings of colour-ringed Curlew
The first group of wintering curlew on the Dyfi Estuary have now been fitted with British Trust for Ornithology rings and individual recognisable engraved colour-rings as part of a new research investigation. The ECHOES project will study curlew winter distribution and vulnerability to climate change in west Wales. Please look at ECHOES to find out […]