Dr Samantha Franks
@samanthafranks.bsky.social
Senior Research Ecologist @BTObirds.bsky.social. Scientist, nature lover, birder, cyclist, photographer, mum. Loves #waders. Views my own.
Not long now until the first of the 2025 cohort in Norfolk are released. Where will they end up? #waders #shorebirds #curlew
Where are our headstarted Curlew now? 🌍 GPS tags have revealed their fascinating movements! Discover more in this blog ➡️ www.curlewrecoveryproject.co.uk/where-are-th... @curlewrecovery.bsky.social #Ornithology
Where are they now? GPS tracking continues to reveal movements of headstarted Curlew - Curlew Recovery Project
When we first set out to pilot GPS tags on headstarted Curlew back in 2021, little did we realise the level of insight we would gain into a previously poorly understood period of most birds’ lives. Wi...
www.curlewrecoveryproject.co.uk
July 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Not long now until the first of the 2025 cohort in Norfolk are released. Where will they end up? #waders #shorebirds #curlew
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2/ This news comes as a BTO led review in @waderstudy.bsky.social shows headstarting can increase survival at egg and chick stages, critical for Curlew recovery. Post-release monitoring is needed to fully understand recruitment back into breeding populations.➡️ bit.ly/CurlewReview
May 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
2/ This news comes as a BTO led review in @waderstudy.bsky.social shows headstarting can increase survival at egg and chick stages, critical for Curlew recovery. Post-release monitoring is needed to fully understand recruitment back into breeding populations.➡️ bit.ly/CurlewReview
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1/ Exciting news! Previously released headstarted Curlew have turned up at breeding sites, mainly in East Anglia, this year with 10 birds confirmed breeding and another dozen showing breeding-type behaviour. #Ornithology 🌍 🌐 Read the blog ➡️ www.curlewrecoveryproject.co.uk/breeding-rec...
May 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
1/ Exciting news! Previously released headstarted Curlew have turned up at breeding sites, mainly in East Anglia, this year with 10 birds confirmed breeding and another dozen showing breeding-type behaviour. #Ornithology 🌍 🌐 Read the blog ➡️ www.curlewrecoveryproject.co.uk/breeding-rec...
New paper in @waderstudy.bsky.social led by @btobirds.bsky.social reviewing headstarting across Europe as a tool for #Curlew #conservation
Read the blog post:
www.curlewrecoveryproject.co.uk/european-hea...
Read the open access paper: www.waderstudygroup.org/article/18880/
#waders #shorebirds
Read the blog post:
www.curlewrecoveryproject.co.uk/european-hea...
Read the open access paper: www.waderstudygroup.org/article/18880/
#waders #shorebirds
East of England project contributes to review of European curlew headstarting projects - Curlew Recovery Project
Curlews breed across Europe in grassland, heathland and bog habitats, but are among the most threatened of European breeding bird species. As a result, they are the focus of a suite of conservation in...
www.curlewrecoveryproject.co.uk
May 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
New paper in @waderstudy.bsky.social led by @btobirds.bsky.social reviewing headstarting across Europe as a tool for #Curlew #conservation
Read the blog post:
www.curlewrecoveryproject.co.uk/european-hea...
Read the open access paper: www.waderstudygroup.org/article/18880/
#waders #shorebirds
Read the blog post:
www.curlewrecoveryproject.co.uk/european-hea...
Read the open access paper: www.waderstudygroup.org/article/18880/
#waders #shorebirds
Reposted by Dr Samantha Franks
1/ Have you seen these Curlew? Please report any Curlew you see with yellow leg flags ➡️ bit.ly/ReportACurlew Here’s why these birds are so special. ⬇️ #WorldCurlewDay #Ornithology 🌍
April 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
1/ Have you seen these Curlew? Please report any Curlew you see with yellow leg flags ➡️ bit.ly/ReportACurlew Here’s why these birds are so special. ⬇️ #WorldCurlewDay #Ornithology 🌍
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1/ The first of this year’s Curlew nests have been spotted by our team in the Yorkshire Dales! It won’t be long until the eggs hatch into adorable chicks like this one. Discover more about our work monitoring and tracking Curlew. ⬇️ #WorldCurlewDay #Ornithology
April 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
1/ The first of this year’s Curlew nests have been spotted by our team in the Yorkshire Dales! It won’t be long until the eggs hatch into adorable chicks like this one. Discover more about our work monitoring and tracking Curlew. ⬇️ #WorldCurlewDay #Ornithology
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Absolutely shocking decision from the Government to axe the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
We need to be increasing funding for nature friendly farming, not cutting schemes. This is a dereliction of duty towards farmers and the natural world.
@nfudc.bsky.social
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
We need to be increasing funding for nature friendly farming, not cutting schemes. This is a dereliction of duty towards farmers and the natural world.
@nfudc.bsky.social
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
Subsidies paused without warning in Labour's latest 'shattering blow' to farmers
Post-Brexit subsidies paid to farmers to boost food production and the environment have been paused without warning.
www.express.co.uk
March 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Absolutely shocking decision from the Government to axe the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
We need to be increasing funding for nature friendly farming, not cutting schemes. This is a dereliction of duty towards farmers and the natural world.
@nfudc.bsky.social
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
We need to be increasing funding for nature friendly farming, not cutting schemes. This is a dereliction of duty towards farmers and the natural world.
@nfudc.bsky.social
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
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The Waveney and Little Ouse Recovery project is a trailblazer and should be used as a model for natural flood management nationwide. I have written to the Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs urging his department to maintain its support for the project. @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The Waveney and Little Ouse Recovery project is a trailblazer and should be used as a model for natural flood management nationwide. I have written to the Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs urging his department to maintain its support for the project. @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social
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Our eighth talk is 'Headstarting Curlews in Norfolk (England)' by Chrissie Kelley from Pensthorpe & @modelbirder.bsky.social from @btobirds.bsky.social
The project is working in Norfolk to take eggs from airbases that were scheduled for destruction & rearing them for release as headstarted curlews
The project is working in Norfolk to take eggs from airbases that were scheduled for destruction & rearing them for release as headstarted curlews
Headstarting Curlews in Norfolk (England)
YouTube video by Biological Recording Company
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February 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Our eighth talk is 'Headstarting Curlews in Norfolk (England)' by Chrissie Kelley from Pensthorpe & @modelbirder.bsky.social from @btobirds.bsky.social
The project is working in Norfolk to take eggs from airbases that were scheduled for destruction & rearing them for release as headstarted curlews
The project is working in Norfolk to take eggs from airbases that were scheduled for destruction & rearing them for release as headstarted curlews
Reposted by Dr Samantha Franks
1/ This week, BTO’s @samanthafranks.bsky.social is at the @curlewaction.bsky.social European Curlew headstarting workshop. We’ll be sharing a review of #Curlew headstarting projects in Europe. So what is headstarting? ⬇️ #Ornithology
February 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
1/ This week, BTO’s @samanthafranks.bsky.social is at the @curlewaction.bsky.social European Curlew headstarting workshop. We’ll be sharing a review of #Curlew headstarting projects in Europe. So what is headstarting? ⬇️ #Ornithology
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Our fifth talk is 'A review of curlew headstarting projects in Europe' by Dr @samanthafranks.bsky.social from @btobirds.bsky.social
The team used questionnaire & data request responses to review the reasons for, the methods used, & outcomes of 11 headstarting projects from 5 European countries.
The team used questionnaire & data request responses to review the reasons for, the methods used, & outcomes of 11 headstarting projects from 5 European countries.
A Review of Curlew Headstarting Projects in Europe
YouTube video by Biological Recording Company
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Our fifth talk is 'A review of curlew headstarting projects in Europe' by Dr @samanthafranks.bsky.social from @btobirds.bsky.social
The team used questionnaire & data request responses to review the reasons for, the methods used, & outcomes of 11 headstarting projects from 5 European countries.
The team used questionnaire & data request responses to review the reasons for, the methods used, & outcomes of 11 headstarting projects from 5 European countries.
Any other #birding #ornithology parents on here? One year of maternity leave later, looking forward to making sure our kids love #birds. But especially #waders #shorebirds!
January 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Any other #birding #ornithology parents on here? One year of maternity leave later, looking forward to making sure our kids love #birds. But especially #waders #shorebirds!
It's back to work after a year of maternity leave. Has the social media world ever changed! Guess I better try this whole @bsky.app thing. Bye bye Twitter/X.
January 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It's back to work after a year of maternity leave. Has the social media world ever changed! Guess I better try this whole @bsky.app thing. Bye bye Twitter/X.