Curlew EIP Project Overview
This EIP-AGRI project aims to develop and trial new and innovative approaches at known Curlew breeding sites in Lough Corrib in Co. Galway, and the south Leitrim bogs to stem the decline of the Irish breeding Curlew population. Working closely with the farming community, the project is improving breeding outcomes on both farmland and bogs, by implementing mechanisms for the management of predation risk and improvement in nest outcomes, capital works to improve habitats; and a results-based measure for breeding Curlew.
- You can find a full description of this project’s rationale, aims, objectives and activities on page 27 of the NRN’s ‘EIP-AGRI: Ireland’s Operational Groups’ Booklet. Please see: https://bit.ly/2Ptv0vA
- The EIP-AGRI Service Point Operational Group abstract for this project can be found here.
- Information about the Pearl Mussel Project can also be found on the Irish NRN’s interactive ‘One-Stop-Shop’ Storyboard of EIP-AGRI Operational Groups in Ireland.
- A comprehensive overview of the Curlew EIP Project can also be found on the Teagasc website. Please see: https://www.teagasc.ie/publications/2020/have-you-heard-the-call-of-the-curlew.php
Curlew EIP Project – Birds on the Edge Webinar
This informative webinar, that took place on the 1st of February 2021, looked at various efforts to save three of Ireland’s most endangered bird, such as the Curlew, Corncrake and the Hen Harrier. Kathryn Finney, Manager of the Curlew EIP Project presented an overview of the project at this event. You can view a recording of this webinar here
Curlew EIP Project – Contact Details
Curlew EIP Project Manager: Kathryn Finney
Curlew EIP Project Email: kfinney@birdwatchireland.ie
Curlew EIP Project Website: https://birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/species-habitat-conservation/countryside-wetlands/curlew-eip/
Curlew EIP Project Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/CurlewEIP