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A Continental Concern: 2024 European Curlew Breeding Season Update 

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Curlew chick (Photo by WWT)   On November 13th, 2024, Curlew Action hosted a free webinar bringing together conservationists, researchers, and curlew advocates from over 15 European countries. Chaired by Mike Smart, former Curlew Action trustee and long-time champion of wader conservation, the event provided a sobering yet hopeful snapshot of the Eurasian Curlew’s breeding […]

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France Trip Report 2025

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French Curlews Statistics: Around 1,000 pairs across France but the larger populations are concentrated in two main areas: In the east – the Val de Saône (400 pairs) and in the northwest in Normandy (200 pairs). There are smaller populations in other regions. Almost all of them are in farmland. French Curlews mainly winter in

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