National survey of breeding Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata in the Republic of Ireland, 2015–2017

O’Donoghue, Barry; Donaghy, Anita M.; Kelly, Seán

doi:10.18194/ws.00130

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“…It is listed as Near Threatened by BirdLife International (2020) and is Red‐listed on the United Kingdom (Gilbert et al, 2021 ), Wales (Johnstone & Bladwell, 2016 ), and Irish (Gilbert et al, 2021 ) Birds of Conservation Concern due to the species breeding declines. The Curlew has consequently been highlighted as an urgent conservation priority in the UK, Wales, and Ireland (Brown et al, 2015 ; Gylfinir Cymru/Curlew Wales, 2021 ; O'Donoghue et al, 2019 ). In the UK, a recent audit of thirty one Curlew conservation projects reinforced the need for contemporary guidance for survey methods in particular to determine breeding success (Wilson et al, 2020 ).…”

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“…The Curlew has consequently been highlighted as an urgent conservation priority in the UK, Wales, and Ireland (Brown et al, 2015;Gylfinir Cymru/Curlew Wales, 2021;O'Donoghue et al, 2019). In the UK, a recent audit of thirty one Curlew conservation projects reinforced the need for contemporary guidance for survey methods in particular to determine breeding success (Wilson et al, 2020).…”

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Curves for Curlew: Identifying Curlew breeding status from GPS tracking data

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Lindley

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Ecology and Evolution

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Identifying the breeding status of cryptic bird species has proved problematic without intense or inherently expensive monitoring. Most, if not all, intensive bird monitoring comes with disturbance risks and many projects now rely on tagging of individuals to provide remote information on movements. Given the importance of breeding status when targeting conservation interventions novel methods are needed. This study aimed to identify breeding status in Eurasian Curlew ( Numenius arquata ) from GPS tag movement patterns using the “ recurse” package in R. This package identifies foci of activity (using K ‐means clustering) based on revisitations. Using a training data set from an individual of known breeding status, we visually assessed the frequency of revisits to particular locations to identify prebreeding, incubation, chick guarding, and post‐breeding stages to an accuracy of a within at most half a day and thus breeding outcomes. Limited validation was provided by additional field observations. Based on our results, we estimate a low daily nest survival rate of 0.935 during incubation, that only a small proportion of individuals successfully raised young, and that there was a high proportion (26%) of non‐breeders in the population. The Eurasian Curlew is a species of high conservation concern across Europe, and our results concur with recent studies highlighting that population declines are likely to be driven by low levels of productivity. The acquisition of improved knowledge on the behaviors of individuals at each stage of breeding enables more targeted conservation efforts and reduces the need for additional monitoring visits that may cause increased disturbance and risk of nest failure. We hope that the approach outlined may be developed to provide practitioners who have detailed knowledge of the behavior of their study species with a practical means of assessing the breeding status and outcomes of their study populations.

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Curves for Curlew: Identifying Curlew breeding status from GPS tracking data

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Dodd

Lindley

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Ecology and Evolution

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“…Curlews have seen a continued decline in population and range across Europe, but particularly in Ireland, where there has been a population loss of 97% in the last 30 years (O'Donoghue, Donaghy, & Kelly, 2019) and a range loss of 78% (Balmer et al, 2013). Curlews demonstrate breeding site fidelity and in Ireland tend to utilize breeding habitat types that combine a mixture of marshy or peatland habitats with marginal farmland habitats (Bracken, McMahon, & Whelan, 2008;Colhoun, Mawhinney, & Peach, 2015).…”

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“…The 2007-2011 Bird Atlas highlighted the recent severe decline of the curlew (Balmer et al, 2013). Despite this scientific knowledge on the causes of curlew declines, their loss in Ireland continues, with stakeholders increasingly concerned that breeding populations of curlew are heading for extinction (Colhoun & Cummins, 2013;O'Donoghue et al, 2019). The National Parks and Wildlife Services of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gealteacht has the responsibility for curlews in Ireland but they require independent landowners and other government departments, such as the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to implement conservation action for the curlew.…”

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“…Since 2010, BirdWatch Ireland, an environmental NGO, lobbied for a government response and publicized the plight of curlews, and undertook monitoring and conservation management with funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (e.g., Donaghy, 2014). The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), that manages the Irish State's nature conservation, coordinated the first national survey of breeding curlews between (O'Donoghue et al, 2019. During this time, BirdWatch Ireland, environmental groups and other organizations including Bord na Móna (BnM) (a semi-state company whose businesses include biomass procurement and supply, power generation [peat based and renewable], waste recovery, domestic fuel products and professional and consumer horticulture products), jointly discussed undertaking positive action for breeding curlews.…”

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A transdisciplinary approach to a conservation crisis: A case study of the Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) in Ireland

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McCluskey

Kelly

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Conservat Sci and Prac

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In this article, we build on a growing literature of examples of transdisciplinary approaches to illustrate the catalysts and outcomes of a stakeholder-driven process to conservation practice. We illustrate this using the case of one of Europe's most rapidly declining bird species, the Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata). As part of the response to its continuing decline, a stakeholderdriven workshop was held in Ireland in November 2016, bringing together over 80 stakeholders from a range of governmental, non-governmental, and private organizations responsible for or interested in curlew conservation and management. This innovative workshop sought to formulate ideas and support the implementation of actions from stakeholders themselves on how to halt further losses of curlews, within the current legislative framework. Four years on, many of the short-and medium-term actions identified during the workshop have been implemented jointly by stakeholders. However, curlew recovery will require continued communication and meaningful engagement with all relevant stakeholders together with increased government support underpinned by increased public awareness and ownership of the curlew's plight. Ultimately, many stakeholders will measure the success of curlew conservation in Ireland by the long-term viability of the breeding population.agriculture, conservation, ground nesting-bird, land-use, peatland | INTRODUCTIONConservation is an activity that inherently connects human societies and natural systems (Mishra, Young, Fiechter, Rutherford, & Redpath, 2017). Although the framings of conservation have changed over the years, the prevailing view over the last decade or so is one which emphasizes the need for approaches that improve the interactions between people and nature (Mace, 2014). This has led to calls for collaboration between relevant

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