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3 September 2017

NEW STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON EURASIAN CURLEW DECLINE

Eurasian Curlew is a regular sight across Britain and Ireland; the UK alone holds more than a third of the global breeding population. However, the species’ UK breeding numbers have undergone a catastrophic decline of 46 per cent, while in Ireland this population has fallen by a massive 78 per cent. It is Red-listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern in the UK.CLICK ON LINK