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WE are incredibly lucky in Craven and the Dales to hear and see curlews - across the UK, numbers of the Eurasian curlew have declined by more than 60 per cent since 1970, and in some parts of the country, they have disappeared altogether. Today (Wednesday) is World Curlew Day - an attempt to raise awareness of the plight of one of Britain’s best loved and most recognisable birds, and to encourage people to do what they can to make sure it survives for future generations. Although the birds, with their distinctive plaintive call and long, curved beak, can readily be seen across North Yorkshire and East Lancashire from early spring and throughout the breeding season, they are not seen in the numbers they once were. ....
British Birds paper from December 2015 ( The Eurasian curlew the most pressing bird conservation priority in the UK?, Brown et al), and had been increasingly worried by Birdwatch Ireland press releases arriving on my desk at the BBC Natural History Unit. These horror stories screamed emergency the Emerald Isle was witnessing a 90% decline in numbers since the 1980s, and now Numenius arquata was red-listed in the UK. The beautiful curlew seemed to be edging closer to oblivion. Action on curlew needed I couldn’t understand what was happening and why there was no dramatic action to turn things around. I wanted to help but wasn’t sure what an individual could do, other than walk, talk and try to bring the issue to the fore. Never in a thousand years would I have believed that in March 2021 things would have moved on so much that the Curlew Recovery Partnership England mercifully shortened to CRP would be launched and the curlew recognised as a flagship species ....
The Curlew Recovery Partnership is a new, exciting and transformative initiative, bringing together all those with an interest in Curlew conservation, including land managers, farmers, gamekeepers, policymakers and researchers. They are joining forces to help secure the future of one of England’s most iconic and threatened species, the Eurasian Curlew. Urgent action is needed. ....