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The curlew's call: now is distant memory as populations decline
Rachel Donovan
The Eurasian curlew, Numenius arquata, was once a common sight across Ireland and the UK and its distinctive call could be heard along coasts and across farmland.
Birds spotted at ACRES wader scrape within a week
The ACRES Breifne CP zone was set up on Seamus Cornyn's farm in Drumshanbo with the aim of providing optimal feeding habitat for species such as snipe, lapwing, redshank, and curlew.
26 February 2025 News
My Farming Week: Seamus Cornyn, Drumshanbo, Co Leitrim
We spoke to Leitrim suckler farmer Seamus Cornyn on this edition of My Farming Week after he offered his enterprise to be used as an ACRES demonstration farm.
Leitrim farmer offers up farm to be used as ACRES demonstration farm
Over the weekend, Leitrim farmer Seamus Cornyn created small shallow ponds known as “wader scrapes” for biodiversity.
17 February 2025 News