This session from the European Curlew Headstarting Workshop was led by Katharine Bowgen from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and focused on post-release monitoring, exploring survival rates and effective methods for tracking released birds. Experiences were shared about where birds have been observed during the winter months and data were examined on their overwintering survival rates. Additionally, participants were invited to share insights and observations comparing the breeding success rate of headstarted birds versus wild populations.
Tag Archives: Curlew population recovery
Curlew Headstarting: Releasing Birds
This session from the European Curlew Headstarting Workshop was led by Dr Alex Nicol-Harper from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) and focused on strategies for releasing Curlews into the wild. Discussions focused on the merits of hard versus soft releases, selecting optimal release areas, and the influence of existing wild populations. Headstarting projects contributed insights on predator management at release sites and observations on whether released birds tend to breed locally or disperse.
Biological Recording 