1. INTRODUCTION This year the three sites previously covered in 2019 were covered again – Aston Upthorpe/Lowbury Hill, RAF Welford and Upper Lambourn. Survey methods followed the guidelines laid down by the Curlew Forum, with two visits in April followed by a further three between mid-May and July. In addition, […]

The 2021 breeding season represented the first opportunity for the headstarted birds released at WWT Slimbridge in 2019 to attempt to breed. This article summarises the resightings of the 2019 cohort over April-July 2021, which is the core breeding period in lowland England. Resightings of WWT headstarted Curlew April-July 2021 […]