Whaup’s Up? – The Status and Future of Curlew in Scotland
Thursday 27th September 2018, Battleby Conference Centre
Agenda for the 2018 Scottish Conference (PDF)
Biographies of Speakers and Session Chairs for the 2018 Scottish Conference (PDF)
(PDF pages with speaker’s notes have a speech bubble at top left; move your mouse over it to read the notes.)
Welcome, introduction and setting the scene: Alan Lauder (PDF)
The National Picture – Status and trends for Curlew in Scotland: Chris Wernham (PDF)
Working for Waders – Curlew in the context of waders in Scotland: Alastair MacGugan (PDF)
RSPB Trial Management Project in Scotland: David Douglas/Irena Tomankova (PDF)
Scottish Winter Curlew – population trends: Bob Swann (PDF)
Do Agri/Environment Schemes work for Curlew? Davy McCracken (PDF)
Forestry and Curlew in Scotland: Brendan Callaghan (PDF)
A Farmer’s Perspective: Martin Kennedy (PDF)
Does Predator Control Work for Curlew? Dave Parish (PDF)
From agriculture to windfarms – identifying problems and testing solutions: James Pearce-Higgins (PDF)
Curlew in Orkney, a Curlew hotspot: Alan Leitch (PDF)
Curlew in Galloway, a sad tale: Patrick Laurie Pictures (PDF) and Notes (PDF)
Summary of previous Workshops – Lessons from Ireland, England and Wales: Geoff Hilton (PDF)
Summary Record of the Conference
Battleby Summary by Mike Smart (PDF)
