This session of the European Curlew Headstarting Workshop was led by Tanya Grigg (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust) and delved into the intricacies of egg collection, including the challenges of securing landowner permissions and ensuring donor populations remain unaffected. Discussion included innovative technologies used in incubation and hatching, exploring definitions of success, and exchange of practical solutions for common hatching issues. In this blog you can find the recording of Tanya’s presentation as well as a summary of the live Q&A and discussion that followed during the live conference in 2025.