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Breeding Waders EIP Project

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Breeding Waders EIP Project

@BreedingWaders

This EIP-Agri project is a nationwide project, co-funded by the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Moate, Co. Westmeath

Joined May 2024

Breeding Waders EIP Project
@BreedingWaders
Jun 15, 2025
This picture depicts a devastating scene that conservationists are seeing up and down the country this breeding season. Lots of hard work is going into protecting these birds; working with farmers, landowners, and collaboration with other conservation groups. We are now
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Breeding Waders EIP Project
@BreedingWaders
Jul 14, 2025
Fitting GPS leg-loop harnesses to headstarted Curlew Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming Kane Brides from WWT Slimbridge to Lough Ree, where he shared his expertise and delivered hands-on training in GPS tagging our Headstarted Curlew using leg-loop harnesses. Kane was
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Breeding Waders EIP Project
@BreedingWaders
Oct 25, 2024
Back In July, with assistance from the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), we fitted GPS tags to a sample of our Headstarted Curlew, prior to releasing them back into the wild. Below is an example of some of the data we have been able to capture. The bird in the photo is fitted with
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Breeding Waders EIP Project
@BreedingWaders
Mar 16, 2025
This St. Patrick’s Day 🇮🇪, we want to honour the Curlew (Crotach), one of the ground-nesting bird that our project aims to support and increase in population. The Curlew has profoundly influenced Irish arts and culture, inspiring poetry, music, and visual arts. In Irish
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@BreedingWaders
Jul 25, 2024
Thanks to @rtenews for featuring our EIP-Agri project and highlighting our progress to date with the project. Click the link below to read the article! #BreedingWadersEIP rte.ie/news/regional/… @DeptHousingIRL @NPWSIreland @agriculture_ie @irishrurallink @noonan_malcolm
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Breeding Waders EIP Project
@BreedingWaders
Jul 24, 2024
Great to have @WWTSlimbridge training our team to safely attach GPS units to our headstarted curlew fledglings! #BreedingWadersEIP @DeptHousingIRL @NPWSIreland @agriculture_ie @noonan_malcolm
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Breeding Waders EIP Project
@BreedingWaders
Aug 20, 2025
Dunlin Headstarting 2025 – Part 3: Release pen build – Co. Mayo The Breeding Waders EIP and LIFE on Machair teams were hard at work building a release pen for the headstarted Dunlin on a stunning machair site in Co. Mayo. 🎥 In this video, Mark Reed from LIFE on Machair gives
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Breeding Waders EIP Project
@BreedingWaders
Sep 9, 2024
Had the great pleasure of visiting Inchbofin on Lough Ree today to meet Mike Connell and his son, Daniel. This island is a great example of high nature value (HNV) farmland with superb species rich grassland and is a wonderful site for Breeding Waders.
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Breeding Waders EIP Project
@BreedingWaders
Mar 10, 2025
🚨 Conservation works on Achill Island! Breeding Wader EIP, The LIFE on Machair Project and local commonage shareholders have teamed up to build a 1.6km temporary predator exclusion fence in Achill’s Valley, a vital site for breeding waders. 🐦 After a steep decline in wader
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@BreedingWaders
Jul 29, 2024
Take a look at the leg ringing headstarted juvenile Curlews at @fotawildlife! These leg rings will help identify the birds when they are released into the wild. Thanks to @NPWSIreland and Fota Wildlife Park for all their help. #BreedingWadersEIP (Taken under licence)
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@BreedingWaders
Jan 10, 2025
Throughout 2025, we will showcase the important work being done by the Breeding Waders EIP. We have several project partners, and we look forward to introducing each of them in the coming months. What is Headstarting? Headstarting refers to a strategy where conservationists
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Breeding Waders EIP Project
@BreedingWaders
Jun 27, 2025
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 two island sites. These islands
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Breeding Waders EIP Project
@BreedingWaders
Sep 17, 2024
Great day at the National Ploughing Championships. We'll be there for the next 2 days as well, so if you are interested in chatting about Breeding Waders and the EIP call in and say hello. We are situated on Row 11, block 3. @DeptHousingIRL @agriculture_ie @capnetworkire
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@BreedingWaders
Nov 1, 2024
Such an exciting day for the Breeding Waders EIP team. This strategic acquisition by the State allows short, medium and long-term management plans to be established for this beautiful site. We look forward to working closely with the NPWS in developing and implementing these
State to buy Lough Ree island to protect wading birds
From rte.ie
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