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A New Chapter: The Move to Deepdale – from Transition to Triumph
The 2025 season marked a pivotal moment for the East of England Curlew Headstarting Project.Following…
Where are they now? GPS tracking continues to reveal movements of headstarted Curlew
When we first set out to pilot GPS tags on headstarted Curlew back in 2021,…
Headstarting project starts to yield returns with a number of birds found breeding in 2025
Headstarting involves collecting eggs from wild nests, rearing the eggs and hatched chicks in captivity,…
East of England project contributes to review of European curlew headstarting projects
Curlews breed across Europe in grassland, heathland and bog habitats, but are among the most…
Answering the call – an RAF volunteer’s experience on the front line of curlew conservation
My interest in curlews was ignited in 2019 after the RAF was approached by Natural…
2024 Cohort 1 release
In July we released the first 20 headstarted curlew of the year. At Ken Hill…
Have you heard the charismatic call of curious Carswell the curlew yet?
Sunday 25th May was a very exciting day with six curlew chicks hatching! Carswell (YJ)…
The class of 2023 are released!
From the fluffy, speckled chicks of spring, our season of curlew head-starting starts to come…
Our 50th curlew hatches – with an audience!
On the 8th July RAF partners who advise on the environmental protection and RAF safety on…
The curlews are hatching!
First to hatch was Clive, one of four collected from RAF Leeming airfield. It can…
Where are the 2021 and 2022 Curlew?
The first crop of 2023 young Curlew have started hatching this week at Pensthorpe, but…
Curlew recovery for 2023 is underway!
The curlew recovery for 2023 is underway, and last week 12 more eggs were brought…