🎥 Missed our webinar on Conservation Action at Mongan Bog? No worries — you can now catch the full recording on our website: www.breedingwaders.ie/resources Whether you're passionate about nature or just curious, you're bound to learn something new!

🎉 Exciting Update Alert! 🎉 Owen gives a sneak peak at what's to come. It's joyful days like these that make working in conservation so rewarding. Full footage drops TOMORROW—you won’t want to miss it! Stay tuned and turn on those notifications! 👀 @fotawildlife.bsky.social

Curlew Conservation Update - Release pen construction Whilst the Curlew chicks are being cared for in Fota Wildlife Park,our teams are on the ground preparing for their phased release back into the wild. Release pens have been constructed on twocarrfully selected island sites.

We're Hiring: GIS Officer (Hybrid Role) Join the Breeding Waders EIP. Use your GIS skills to turn data into powerful conservation insights. 🔗 Job specification available at: www.breedingwaders.ie/careers 🕒 Apply by 5pm, Mon 21st July 2025 📩 CV + 1-page cover letter to: info@breedingwaders.ie

🗓Mark your calendars for this evening's "Country Life" with MJ Cleary on Midlands 103 at 7pm. Our Senior Project Manager, Owen Murphy, will feature on the show to discuss all things Breeding Waders EIP. Make sure to tune in!📻 @midlands103.bsky.social

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🌿 Extensive Grassland Biodiversity Event Yesterday, we had the pleasure of attending the Extensive Grassland Biodiversity Event, co-hosted by Teagasc and The Heritage Council. The morning kicked off with insightful talks from John Feehan, John Muldowney, and Helen Sheridan.

Breeding Waders EIP are currently recruiting a Post Doctoral Researcher Level 2. This is a full time position and will be based at ATU Galway City Campus. Closing date Friday June 25th. See our website for more details. breedingwaders.ie/careers/

We had a fantastic time at the UCD Festival on Saturday. We were in great company with BioBeo EU and BioOrbic Research Ireland. Wonderful to meet so many people and introduce them to our native Curlew and the other Wader birds supported by the Breeding Waders EIP.

🎉 Join us at the UCD Festival this Saturday, June 7th, 12–6PM! 🪶 Meet our life-sized Curlew & discover all the actions being undertaken by the BW EIP. 🎯 Fun for all ages —How well do you know your waders? Play our wader game to find out! 📍 Find us at the UCD Science Centre (Level 1)and say hi!

Join our Senior Project Manager, Owen Murphy, as he collects Dunlin eggs for transport to Fota Wildlife Park. Owen will discuss the current status of breeding Dunlin pairs in Ireland and the launch of this pilot headstarting programme in 2025. youtu.be/goj-e04mRh0?...

Breeding Waders EIP Launches Ireland’s First-Ever Dunlin Headstarting Programme

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Thanks to biodiversity officers, organisations, volunteers and communities who put on events in celebration of nature for #biodiversityweek Here's 55 seconds of noisy black headed gulls from my visit to Lough Ree with the @breedingwaderseip.bsky.social Play it loud!

Thursday 15.05.25 🐣 Successful Hatch at Location 2!!! Three Oystercatcher chicks have hatched at Location 2! Let's hope that these chicks survive until fledgling and are part of the next generation of breeding Oystercatcher on the lake. youtu.be/lI3oxeri7xU?...

🌿 Biodiversity Week 2025 📅 May 16th – 25th We’re thrilled to be out and about next week, joining a range of fantastic events to share the incredible work being done through the Breeding Waders EIP. Sew full list of our events on our website; www.breedingwaders.ie/events

🐣 The Oystercatcher parents are still patiently incubating their eggs at Location 2! 🎥 Watch the full clip now on YouTube. youtu.be/2PPKhjjp93c?... Watch the short snippet below — can you hear two other wader species calling in the background? 🕵️‍♂️ Drop the bird species you hear in the comments!

Curlew eggs transportation Join our Senior Project Manager, Owen Murphy, as he transports the precious cargo of 4 Curlew eggs collected from a south Roscommon bog to our project partner Fota Wildlife Park. Owen will address any concerns you may have around headstarting. youtu.be/h6voKBkef7w?...

Headstarting Programme 2025, Part 5, Curlew eggs collection, Part II, transportation

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Check out yesterday's highlights of the two Oystercatcher couples nesting on Lough Ree. youtu.be/1BcBONbdtII?...

Oystercatcher on Lough Ree, Location 1, 07.05.25

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Curlew eggs collection Curlew eggs have arrived at our project partner, Fota Wildlife Park! 🥚✨ But how did they get there? Our Headstarting Manager, Donal Beagan, shows the meticulous process of collecting these eggs from the wild, treating them with utmost care and respect.

In case you missed it... Check out daily highlights of the nesting Oystercatcher couples on 2 separate sites on the islands of Lough Ree. We are hoping to see chicks any day, so make sure to stay updated. SUBSCRIBE to our channel to see Highlights from the previous day. youtube.com/@breedingwad...

Check out part 2 of our Headstarting Programme series. We launched on World Curlew Day and today we speak to one of our Project Officers who tells us about the vital role they play in the process.

Minister of State for the OPW and Flood Relief, Kevin “Boxer” Moran visits Lough Ree 21.04.2025.

Fota Wildlife Park is thrilled to be part of the @breedingwaderseip.bsky.social headstarting programme again this year. This #WorldCurlewDay our Ranger Jess is talking about the preparations currently taking place for the 2025 headstarting programme.

We are celebrating World Curlew Day 2025 by launching our Headstarting Programme. This is a collaboration project with our partners @fotawildlife.bsky.social & the Hen Herrier Project. Our Headstarting Manager Donal talks you through our preparations to date. We will keep you updated on the process.

🗓 Mark your calendars. Monday April 21st at 9am, Mooney Goes Wild Easter Special. The show will cover all things nesting birds, World Curlew Day and the headstarting programme.

Nest Protection Officer Training Module 2! NPO training continued this week with a focus on ethical trapping and fieldcraft. Thank you to all the NPO's who attended and to our fantastic instructors Mark & Seamus. We're thrilled to share this training with conservation ranger colleagues from @NPWS

It was great to catch up with one of my favourite nature restoration projects this week, as I met the @breedingwaderseip.bsky.social team at an #IrishRuralLink information day. Had a good chat too with IRL's Séamus Boland about keeping rural development at the forefront of my work in Seanad Éireann.

At Breeding Waders EIP, we believe that working together is key to achieving our shared goals. We love connecting with stakeholders, gathering feedback, and implementing ideas that benefit both the birds and the community. Recently, we held two community and knowledge exchange meetings in Donegal.

We were delighted to receive an update from the LIFE on Machair team. These beautiful images of Lapwing within the fenced area has truly made our week, so we had to share. If you would like to know more about this and other projects visit our website: www.breedingwaders.ie/resources

Our Senior Project Manager Owen Murphy was delighted to attend the first meeting of the Leader's Forum on the Nature Restoration Plan today. Lots of thought provoking discussion. Getting this right is what will ensure we hand a clean, thriving, biodiverse Ireland to the next generation.