curlew

foxylock

Well lads just wondering do many of ye have curlew on your land. have seen a couple the last few nights. supposed to be gone very rare.

on the river

foxylock wrote: »

Well lads just wondering do many of ye have curlew on your land. have seen a couple the last few nights. supposed to be gone very rare.

:eek:
ya your one of the lucky ones . I didnt see one for a good while. They must nesting in your area.


You should report your sightings to birdwatch Ireland. They are rare and must be protected.

onyerbikepat

I'm surprised they are that rare. The Shannon estuary is full of them...Or else I'm mixing up the sound with something else. :rolleyes:

on the river

onyerbikepat wrote: »

I'm surprised they are that rare. The Shannon estuary is full of them...Or else I'm mixing up the sound with something else. :rolleyes:

Whimbrel you seeing there i think:)

onyerbikepat

No, hearing more than seeing. That's bugging me now. Just spend the last 30 mins listening to the different sounds here.

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/a/

Birdnuts

onyerbikepat wrote: »

I'm surprised they are that rare. The Shannon estuary is full of them...Or else I'm mixing up the sound with something else. :rolleyes:

They'd be wintering birds from colder climes - the Irish breeders are down to only a few dozen pairs and are in a perilous state akin to the Corncrake. The new Glas scheme will offer farmers up to 5-7000euros to look after these 2 species, and the Grey Partridge if found breeding.

foxylock

Birdnuts wrote: »

They'd be wintering birds from colder climes - the Irish breeders are down to only a few dozen pairs and are in a perilous state akin to the Corncrake. The new Glas scheme will offer farmers up to 5-7000euros to look after these 2 species, and the Grey Partridge if found breeding.

gonna be difficult enough to prove they are breeding. Would foxes be a threat to the eggs i wonder. I would imagine the new glas scheme would be pretty restrictive plenty rushes around here for nesting anyway

Birdnuts

foxylock wrote: »

gonna be difficult enough to prove they are breeding. Would foxes be a threat to the eggs i wonder. I would imagine the new glas scheme would be pretty restrictive plenty rushes around here for nesting anyway

On BWI reserves fox and mink proof fencing certainly has boosted productivity of the birds. As regards the Curlew and the Glas sheme, I would imagine if the birds are already present and breeding there would be few restrictions other than not disturbing the vicinity of the nest while the brood is being reared. Curlews have a short breeding season too so the young birds would be fledged and on the wing by the middle of June. When I was younger my Uncle had them in a corner of a rushy field every year. It was only a small area but they always came back to it and seemed happy enough.

foxylock

Birdnuts wrote: »

On BWI reserves fox and mink proof fencing certainly has boosted productivity of the birds. As regards the Curlew and the Glas sheme, I would imagine if the birds are already present and breeding there would be few restrictions other than not disturbing the vicinity of the nest while the brood is being reared. Curlews have a short breeding season too so the young birds would be fledged and on the wing by the middle of June. When I was younger my Uncle had them in a corner of a rushy field every year. It was only a small area but they always came back to it and seemed happy enough.

I wouldn't mind leaving a few rushes to help out the curlew although I had declared war on them this year....... the rushes not the curlew:eek:

Have a lot of fox and mink around here though.

ace86

They have been removed from the hunting season and are now protected as they were classed as a game bird but their numbers are gone very low in Ireland to only 200 breeding pairs I think,so that have to be protected to they don't become extinct for future generations.

Geomy

There's plenty of curlews around Co Clare, especially around the Shannon estuary and a the lower parts of the Doonbeag river and The Inagh Estuary.

MayoSalmon

Have a couple alright...beautiful sounding things

Oldtree

I understand that they were plentiful here in the past but I havnt seen or heard any. I have left loads of rushes and long grass in the hopes of attracting them. Get lots of other big birds though.