Podcasts about Curlew

Sadly, the once-abundant Curlew is one of Ireland's fastest declining and most threatened breeding bird species. Hope is not yet lost though with ambitious conservation projects underway, including a technique called headstarting. Éanna travelled to Fota Island to speak to Declan O'Donovan, Animal Care Manager at Fota Wildlife Park, to learn more.

Today is World Curlew Day, which means the start of a new conservation effort, to ensure they survive. Owen Murphy is senior manager with the Breeding Waders European Innovation Partnership, which is behind the move.

Ep 63---Today is Sunday 26th January 2025 and this is episode number 63 of the Voices of Boyle. For this episode, my guest is Brian Battles. Brian talks about growing up in Garrow in the Curlew mountains, life on the farm, community spirit and some fond memories of his time in school. We then chat about his time working in Brogan's pharmacy (now called Chemco) and also the transition into his own consultancy business - PharmacySuccess.ieWe finish up with Brian touching on his own plans to launch his own industry related podcast in the near future. Hope you enjoy the episode and enjoy the rest of your weekend. Join us on:( Facebook ) ( Instagram ) ( YouTube )( Website )If you'd like to be on the show or if you know someone who would like to chat with us, then drop us an email at ( info@voicesofboyle.com ) Thanks to Brendan O' Dowd for creating and recording the musical piece for the podcast.

The slender-billed curlew is a shorebird. It breeds in Western Siberia before migrating to the Mediterranean in winter. But there's not been a confirmed sighting since February 1995, when it was spotted in Morocco.细嘴杓鹬是一种滨鸟。这种鸟在西伯利亚西部繁殖，然后迁徙到地中海过冬。但自从 1995 年 2 月在摩洛哥被观察到以来，再也没有对细嘴杓鹬的确认目击报告。Extensive efforts across decades to find evidence of the bird in its breeding and non-breeding ranges have all proved unsuccessful. Its disappearance is a stark warning of the need to tackle the loss and degradation of inland grassland and wetland.几十年来，大量试图在它们的繁殖和非繁殖活动区域内寻找细嘴杓鹬踪迹的努力都以失败告终。细嘴杓鹬的消失对我们是一个严厉的警告，我们必须设法对内陆湿地和草原的退化和消失采取应对措施。词汇表shorebird 滨鸟，生活在海滨的鸟类migrating 迁徙confirmed sighting （对某个生物的）确认目击extensive 大量的，广泛的evidence 证据，踪迹breeding 繁殖ranges 范围，区域proved unsuccessful （某事）以失败告终stark warning 严厉的警告degradation 退化，劣化grassland 草原wetland 湿地

In this final episode of 2024, Callum Beaumont treats us to a full recital as a recent guest of the MacKenzie Caledonian Pipe Band in the Woodlands Hotel , Broughty Ferry. PlaylistCallum Beaumont with The Bloody Fields of Flanders, Lochanside and P/M Angus MacDonald from the MacKenzie Caledonian Recital November 2024Callum Beaumont with Andrew and Colin Lee, Ceilidh Lines, Pumpkin's Fancy from the MacKenzie Caledonian Recital November 2024Callum Beaumont with Bonnie Dundee, the Atholl Highlanders, Steam Boat and the Bugle HornCeolbeg with The Sleeping Tune from An Unfair DanceCallum Beaumont with Mrs Duncan MacFadyen, Inveraray Castle and Bessie MacIntyre from the MacKenzie Caledonian Recital November 2024Callum Beaumont with Queen Elizabeth II's Salute from the MacKenzie Caledonian Recital November 2024Callum Beaumont with The Banjo Breakdown, Allan MacPherson of Mosspark, Paddy's Leather Breeches, the Seagull and the Curlew from the MacKenzie Caledonian Recital November 2024Callum Beaumont with Ananda Pa Gael, Breton Air, The Little Cascade and Francis Morton's from the MacKenzie Caledonian Recital November 2024Support the show

On Ep. 102 of the WAO Podcast pres. by Harrod Outdoors and Mack's Lure, we have a short episode as we listen to the sounds from an ice fishing trip to Curlew Lake. Join Bobby and Robin Shindelar, Britton Ransford, Bob Loomis, and Richy Harrod to chase trout and perch through the ice. - WAO on Facebook - WAO on Instagram Please help support the production of this podcast by donating at HarrodOutdoors.com and following the podcast link on the homepage. If you have questions or would like us to discuss a certain topic, please send us a message on one of our social media platforms or send an email to info@harrodoutdoors.com.

In a very sad development, a once-abundant species has formally been declared extinct. A highly migratory member of the wader family, the Slender-billed Curlew was a close relative of the Eurasian Curlew that we know and love here in Ireland. The last confirmed sighting was of a single individual at Merja Zerga, Morocco in 1995.

Birding editor Ted Floyd is back for another episode of Random Birds. Ted and Nate talk turkey, and lots of other birds, with the help of a random number generator and a big list of birds.  Also, Slender-billed Curlew has been declared extinct. What does it tell us about bird conservation? Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it! And don't forget to join the ABA to support this podcast and the many things we do for birds and birders!

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! Podcast, Ali spoke to Gill Higgins, who makes music as Curlew. Gill talks all things Evolution, her debut musical solo project, which includes 'Air', 'Earth', 'Fire', and 'Water'. She sets out what people can expect from the forthcoming live show at The Dream Machine in Glasgow, which promises to be "an ambient electronic soundscape launch at an immersive event with surround sound and 360° visuals." The two then talk about Gill's life in and around music, the importance of a musical community and collaboration, the unexpected cultural consequences of COVID, and why making music as part of CLR Theory led to Curlew. Gill also goes into further detail about Evolution, including her burgeoning relationship with electronic music and instruments - the synthesiser in particular - how her scientific and medical background fed into the project, reconnecting with nature, and how the music emerged from the process itself. Gill is one of Scots Whay Hae!'s very favourite musicians, playing over the years with only the finest bands and musicians, and it was such a treat to be able to learn at length about Curlew and Evolution. For full details, including all the ways to listen, head to https://www.scotswhayhae.com

Hello! And welcome to Wilder Skies the podcast… The place where we talk Birds, Wildlife and all the hard hitting Conservation topics on the top of everyone's minds…This week, back to normal episodes, continuing with the remainder of S.2, i'm delighted to say i'm joined by the conservation and environmental campaigning powerhouse that is Mary Colwell!...I felt a bit starstruck chatting to Mary it has to be said, with the insane and inspiring work she's achieved and continuing to achieve for wildlife, in particular Curlews, across the UK...Mary gives us a delightful insight to her route into conservation, all about her work with Curlews, the upcoming work on getting the Natural History GCSE into schools, as well as more pressing topics, but important ones, such as predator control and urban pesticide use...Come along and delve in as we get to know the truly inspirational beacon of hope that is Mary Colwell, and how beginning with Curlew, we can progress to putting nature back into our countryside, towns, children and society...Have a listen, let me know what you think, and I really hope you guys enjoy...

Radical changes to food safety are being proposed. The Food Standards Agency is discussing removing responsibility from cash strapped councils and relying instead on data collected by food companies and supermarkets. Under plans discussed yesterday by its board the FSA would take direct control of things like hygiene and food standards for large companies, leaving local authority inspectors to concentrate on smaller businesses. It has piloted the idea, working with five retailers and says the system is 'suitably robust and proportionate' and gives more information on compliance than the current approach. Chris Elliott, professor of food safety at Queen's University Belfast and Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, says more work and more consultation is needed.Technology should be used to combat food crime; the call comes from the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers and follows a report from the Food Standards Agency which highlighted 'new opportunities' for criminals. The number of curlews has dropped by more than half since 1995 and the bird is high on the Red List of endangered species. We hear how the farming community in North Wales is getting involved in conservation.How a charity which takes young carers farming and camping on Dartmoor is giving them a rare opportunity to get away from their responsibilities and out into the countryside. Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

Businesses that import meat could have to pay up to six times more than they were expecting to get each lorry through border checks; that's according to the British Meat Processors Association. Since April businesses that import through Dover and the Eurotunnel through Folkestone have been paying what's called a Common User Charge.Bracken is a large and very prolific fern, and it can be a big problem for farmers, particularly in the uplands. It eats into grazing land, it harbours ticks and it's difficult to control, especially since last autumn when Asulox, the only herbicide used to kill it, became permanently withdrawn from the UK and Europe. The Innovative Farmers Network has just started trialling non-chemical approaches to bracken control, one of which involves using cattle to trample it. Curlew are an iconic and beautiful bird of moorland and wetland areas, but curlew numbers have diminished significantly over the last few decades, placing them firmly on the RSPB's red list. A project in Wales, funded by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, is using drones to locate nests which can then be protected. All week on Farming Today we've been visiting rural communities all around the UK's coastline and finding out how they're meeting the challenges they face. Sarah Swadling has been to the Devon village of Beer to find out how they're keeping the community and tourism vibrant.60 years ago, the first ever BBC Radio 4's On Your Farm programme aired, as an early morning outside broadcast from a family farm in Rutland. To mark the programme's diamond anniversary, Vernon Harwood has visited that same farm to discover what's changed over the past six decades.Presented by Caz Graham and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

If you go up to Calderdale's rough pasture and moorland during the spring and early summer you might encounter a variety of breeding birds – small ones like meadow pipits and skylarks and larger ones like oyster-catchers, golden plover, snipe and lapwings. There is perhaps none more distinctive though, both in its look and sound than the curlew – a large, elegant, brown wader with a very long curved beak and a strange, some say ghostly, bubbling song. Whilst numbers across Britain are going down and down, here in the South Pennines, we still experience their arrival every spring and seem to be holding on to our breeding curlew population. In this episode Cathy recounts her lifelong love for this iconic bird and discusses her British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) survey work, sharing insights on local population levels and how we might conserve them. We also visit a nearby beauty spot (the Bridestones) and speak to local expert Andrew Cockcroft about a community-led initiative to buy the 114-acre site and restore its peat bog and acid grassland ecosystems for the benefit of wading birds as well as other wildlife, and people.

The story of little Curlew Chicks released back in to the wild on Mark and Clare Craven's farm in Roscommon. Lorna Siggins went to visit the farm to see the Curlews for herself.

Hello! And welcome to Wilder Skies the podcast… The place where we talk Birds, Wildlife and all the hard hitting Conservation topics on the top of everyone's minds…After a brief hiatus, 'Wilder Skies the Podcast' is back!...Before releasing a heap of new episodes as part of S.2 - part 2 (TBC), we've got some more mini-interviews recorded at Global Bird Fair,  but this time 2024!!!..First of the '24 mini Bird fair eps is the brilliant Ellen Bradley from Curlew action, UK Youth for Nature and all round conservation/campaigning amazingness...Ellen tells us why it's so important that we ALL start to think more about curlews and what we can do to help their plight... Ellen goes on to detail her super work with UK Youth for Nature - getting all ages and backgrounds involved with conservation, engagement and campaigning for wildlife - even those not working in the sector...If you enjoy this one, we've got a couple more mini-eps from Bird Fair 2024 to come, then normal service will resume!...Have a listen, let me know what you think, hope you enjoy!...

Next week curlew chicks hand-reared by scientists will be released into the wild as part of a project to save this species from extinction. With just 100 breeding pairs left, their future here isn't looking good. But a new publicly funded €25 million project, hopes to secure a better future for curlew and other breeding waders

Der Große Brachvogel heißt so, weil er einst als Wiesenbrüter auf Brachen lebt - also auf ungenutzten Flächen im Offenland. Doch davon gibt es in unserer immer enger bewirtschafteten Welt so gut wie keine mehr; auch Feuchtwiesen, Sümpfe und Moore, die eigentlich zu seinen Lebensräumen zählen, wurden in den vergangenen Jahrhunderten vermehrt trockengelegt. So kommt es, dass diese Folge eine traurige ist: vom einstmals häufigen Wiesenvogel in ganz Deutschland ist der Große Brachvogel inzwischen auf einen Platz in Kategorie 1 der Roten Liste geflogen - "vom Aussterben bedroht". Der Druck auf die Populationen ist ungebremst hoch; ehemalige Brutplätze werden zu Ackerflächen, dazu lauern Gefahren durch Fressfeinde aus der Luft oder am Boden. Der Große Brachvogel hat es schwer, sodass er Antonia und Philipp in dieser Folge etwas ratlos und melancholisch zurücklässt.

In this inspirational conversation, we start off with the story of the curlew and end up discussing the importance of ‘nature literacy'. Mary's creativity, passion and determination shine through as we hear about her historic campaign for the curlew, driving forward the natural history GCSE and her hopes for a nature pathway throughout our education system. ‘If you're prepared to put yourself out there, to be uncomfortable, be vulnerable, do all the hard work, just because you love something, then you will be absolutely amazed about what happens'.Credit for the curlew call: Merlyn Driver, singer songwriter and nature focused musician, www.merlyndriver.com*****************************************************Interested in becoming a Wild Steward?Reach out to jack@youngwilders.uk*****************************************************Your HostsTom Constable: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-constable/Chloe Constable: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloe-constable-24155821b/Grange Project Contact & Social MediaEmail: hello@grangeproject.co.ukInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/grange.project/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/grangeprojectYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GrangeProjectLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-constable/Our GuestMary Colwell is a writer, TV and radio producer and conservationist, whose massive walk across the breadth of the UK in 2016 helped raise the profile of the Curlew, and led her to write the greatly influential Curlew Moon. Mary founded Curlew Action in late-2019 after a series of talks, meetings and forums among experts discussing what was most needed to rescue the rapidly declining UK Curlew population. Mary loves long distance walking, camping, reading and cycling, as well as wildlife and storytelling, and it is her passion for telling the story of the curlew that has helped launch it into the public consciousness in the past few years. If that wasn't enough, for eleven years, she spearheaded a successful campaign for a GCSE in Natural History.You can find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-colwell-1202779/?originalSubdomain=uk Listen out for:[00:00:00] Tom and Chloe provide a few quick updates from the Grange Project: planning (again), the arrival of the British Saddlebacks and our collaboration with Youngwilders..[00:04:16] Mary Colwell joins us and we are introduced to the curlew, why they are so special and we hear an extract of their call.[00:09:47] Mary helps us reflect on the many factors that are contributing to the decline of the curlew and why Wales has been particularly badly affected.[00:15:04] Chloe questions Mary about what the systemic solution might be for this systemic problem and how they are indicators of the health of a...

In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Caroline Finlay about curlew nest detection dogs.  Science Highlight: None Links Mentioned in the Episode:   Conservation detection dogs sniff out rare curlew nests Where to find Caroline: Website | Facebook  You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists.K9 Conservationists Website | Course Waitlist |  Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok

River Restoration - why the Church in Wales is involving itself in tackling the crisis facing Wales' rivers and waterwaysTo celebrate World Curlew Day (21st April) we meet a visual artist in Montgomeryshire who compares the plight of the Curlew to that of the now extinct Great Auk and fears for the eventual extinction of both the curlew and the village hall! Birds of Conservation Concern in Wales - the Curlew is on the Red List of Species as is our bird of the month this April - the Bittern. We hear how the reed beds at Newport Wetlands are contributing to something of a success story as their fortunes are slowly, but surely, being turned around.Cockles - how two boys are getting out in nature and keeping the tradition of cockle picking alive on the Burry inletand the Great Glamorgan Sock Project showcasing the different sheep breeds with woolly socks!

Mary is a campaigner, writer, producer and charity founder. We talk about her charity Curlew Action, the plight of the curlew and the campaign for a Natural History GCSE. You can find out more about Mary and Curlew Action on their website Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / follow me - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@george_brynmor on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / Support me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ko-fi here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Coffee feature from Cafeology Country: Guatemala Region: Huehuetenango Farm: Asociación Civil Guaya'b cooperative Altitude: 11600-1800 masl Certification: Bird Friendly®, shade grown, fairtrade Music credits - "Heron Island" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Bentley⁠⁠ 

Gary brings you the winning performances from the B Grade MSR at last weekend's Duncan Johnstone Memorial contest in Glasgow.Tracks Played Ross Connor with Morag Ramsay, Cat Lodge and Little Cascade,  EYP Recording Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham with Father John MacMillan of Barra from Five and Twenty Cameron May with the Duke of Roxburgh's Farewell to the Blackmount Forrest, Inveraray Castle and Mrs MacPherson of Inveran,  EYP Recording Neil Johnstone with Farewell to Nigg from Scottish Folk Tunes – 69 Traditional Pieces for Cello Keith Bowes with MacLean of Pennycross, Inveraray Castle and Miss Proud, EYP Recording Fraser Allison  with  Pipe Major J McWilliams, Tulloch Gorm and the Rejected Suitor, EYP Recording Ossian with Duncan Johnstone, The Duck and The Curlew from the Dove Across the Water  Jonathan Simpson with the Braes of Brecklet, Blair Drummond and the Smith of Chilliechassie,  EYP RecordingSupport the show

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It is 1911 when Bill and Isobel Elgin scramble down from the Kalgoorlie Express with their family of six in tow to begin a new life in the wheatlands of Western Australia. As they head to their farm in Bunburra to fulfill their dream of a better future, Isobel and her daughters lament over the […] The post A Curlew Cried by Winifred Millicent Hardie appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

When birds like these Dunlin form flocks, each individual is less likely to be captured by a predator. Some shorebirds that forage with their heads down, like godwits, will flock with birds that forage with their heads up, like curlews. Still other birds work together —  like American White Pelicans driving fish before them or auklets that surround schools of herring and herd them like a border collie does sheep.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Curlew Moon by Mary Colwell is the chronicles of her impressive journey, weaving a wonderfully told story of the experiences on her walk, interspersed with the natural history of this most impressive of birds that has fascinated us for millennia. Colwell started walking in the early spring when birds were first arriving on their breeding grounds in the west of Ireland, walking through to Wales when they incubated their eggs. She then travelled through England to coincide with the time when the chicks were hatching. Six weeks after setting out she arrived in East Anglia as the fledglings were beginning to try out their wings. By finishing on the east coast, she marked the place where many curlews would come to spend the winter.Read my GoodReads review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5699892181

Topics are the decline of the curlew in Ireland and new research on who controls the finance governing fossil fuels. With thanks to AIB Ireland.

Summer's here and Tom Pattinson's out smelling the roses and revelling in their colours, scents and fragrances… Tom Cadwallender's off in search of the nocturnal Nightjar and migrating birds on the Aln Estuary… And Steve Lowe is out on in the hay fields around Allendale surrounded by the charismatic calls of curlews…Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P…Support the showYou can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on Twitter: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden. And you can tune in to our monthly live radio show on Saturdays at 11am on www.lionheartradio.com Or email us: gardenersradio@outlook.comThank you for your support!Music link: Gaia by Carl Cape Band on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk

Picasso famously said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once they grow up. As children grow, those who develop their talent continue to live an artistic life." Well, he must have been looking into a crystal ball and saw our talented 7 year old, award-winning photographer from our latest podcast! Today we talk with the amazing  Nature photographer Jamie Smart aka "Eagle Eyed Girl" together with her dad James, all the way from Wales, Great Britain. Jamie already won multiple photography awards despite her very young age, and has an incredible passion and curiosity for nature and all living things. Join us today as she will dazzle you with her photography knowledge, how she holds up her Nikon Z9 and explains the best practices to become a nature photographer. Be ready for some giggles too. Enjoy it!   Timeline "The Nikon Wonder Girl": 00:04:08 Becoming a Wildlife Photographer 00:07:20 Next Photography Challenges 00:11:45 Nature Conservation Importance 00:14:04 What Should Parents Be Doing 00:20:20 Jamie's Camera Equipment 00:22:35 What She Loves Most in Photography 00:24:12 Explaining Photography to Kids 00:30:24 The Curlew Documentary   Check out more of Jamie's work: Website: https://eagleeyedgirl.co.uk/ Latest Winning Pictures: https://eagleeyedgirl.co.uk/latest-news/ "The Life and Habits of the Curlew" video: https://youtu.be/8fclZ8y4AaY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Eagleeyedgirl/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eagle_eyed_grl/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EagleEyedGirl   Connect with The Camera Cafe Show and don't forget to Follow and Subscribe!: Website: www.thecameracafeshow.podbean.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/CameraCafeShow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecameracafeshow   Enjoyed our show? Buy us a Coffee because we need caffeine to move the podcast forwards!

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Sean Harrison, project manager at a curlew conservation project, on efforts to prevent the bird's extinction in Ireland.

With such a depletion of wildlife in the UK alone, with so many schools, cities, towns, and housing estates being built so far removed from our natural world how on earth does the next generation stand a chance to learn about the natural world and be sympathetic to it? At the same time, we also are demanding literally the earth from our natural world, and the way we extract from the natural world is getting more intensive and damaging. As we move further away from it how do we fill that nature gap in society? We speak with Environmentalist, Producer and Writer Mary Colwell who has campaigned and devised a NEW Natural History GCSE designed to help bridge this chasm, helping put nature and the wonderment and fascination of nature into education. “Nature is for everyone, it is there for YOU to engage with, that's why putting it into the school system is important, making it open access and free to all, for everyone to engage with. We know from the COPs recently that we are looking at a very difficult time ahead, and those young people will have to live in this difficult time, and if they are going to make the right decisions for themselves, people and the planet, they need to be more knowledgeable, more engaged and more connected to this planet we live on.” Research by Miles Richardson of the University of Derby's Nature Connectedness Research department has shown that by the time children reach secondary school, there is a marked drop off in connection to the natural world. It happens at around 13, it gets crowded out, school gets very academic, and nature is side-lined, squashed into Biology, and then it's only picked up again when we are 30. With 80% of us in the UK living in urban environments that means only 20% of us live in anything you can call countryside. We have shifted our cultural attitudes, our language, everything has shifted away from nature. All this is creating a perfect storm of disassociation and lack of emotional response and emotional intelligence when it comes to dealing with the natural world. Up until now, through the current education system, we are handing over to the next generation a fractured view of nature. We live in this disassociation, we are just taking what we want, and it's not even much to pay. This is what we are passing on to the next generation and it must stop. One of the beautiful things about Biophilic Design is that it brings nature and nature-inspired design right under the noses of everyone, it reconnects us to nature. How wonderful would it be, if alongside, the next generation learns how to identify, study, record and monitor the natural world, understanding how habitats make the nature of Britain: how the animals, plants and birds that we live with thrive, that they learn what its job is, how for instance how an Oak Tree fixes the soil, provides habitats, how it interacts with us. We are all part of the same thing, the outside world, we are nature, we are one. The Disgupta review emphasised the importance of learning about biodiversity and ecology at all levels of education. I interviewed Dom Higgins Health and Education director for the Wildlife Trusts, a few weeks back and I was really thrilled to learn that Mary has campaigned and designed this new Natural History GCSE. “We need a nature-literate, engaged, and eco-sensitive generation, we need to start helping fill that gap”. It's showing up in our culture as well. In literature We use a lot fewer nature words in use of nature fiction poetry song lyrics since the 50s, use of personal pronouns, me, my, mine, has increased by 50% in the language we use on a day-to-day basis, we have become more inward and individualistic and a lot less community and open to the natural world. Nature is everything hopefully it will encourage a general greening in the curriculum. Let's change that, through design, through education, through inspiration. In this podcast you'll also learn some interesting facts to tell your friends: Did you know Cabbage White butterflies, migrate over the North Sea. We also see an influx of Painted Ladies from Europe, “I think it's wonderful to imagine a whole host of Orange butterflies come skipping their way here over the grey North Sea.” A swift never lands unless it comes into nest to breed, drink, eats, mates on the wing, rides out the storms and tempests of the planet and only lands to have its babies. And how about the Curlew, with their most haunting and bubbling call? Did you know it can dip its bill into soft soil, the end of which moves? It acts like a pair of pincers, it feels around. It's called rhinokinesis. The end of its bill opens independently, like a great pair of tweezers with a sensitive tip helping the bird find food on the water shore. “Your Biophilic Design magazine is important, we need to be inspired by nature to help us live full and fascinating and very beautiful lives, that's really important because we mustn't give the impression that the future is all about hairshirts, and not doing anything, not eating this and not going there. It's not about that, it's reorientating our desires and wonder towards what enhances all of life not just our own, that's why I think your magazine is really really important, and the fact that it's beautiful is really important as well.” (thank you Mary, ed.!) We also discuss how schools should be designed. Full of flowers, and moth traps, when children go outside, let's not have them just sit on concrete, but why not help them experience seasons and nature? Let's reignite that childlike wonder and help them enjoy and learn that sitting on the grass has something beautiful to show them, something intriguing in it. The earth has so many menageries of wonder. Why not on a city level, as they walk to school, how about nature following them right up to the school door? It is essential that we are linked emotionally to nature as well as data collectors.Mary calls on the best designers to think about school settings. That all that grey and concrete and hardness we often see in schools changes our state of mind, and this must affect kids at school. So, this podcast is a call for designers to bring opportunities for biodiversity and also a spark of inspiration that everybody can do something… “every single person on this planet can do something, through what you buy, getting a bit more educated about things, or supporting organisations. On a personal level, just pick one thing and love it… because everything is connected to everything else… give it your all, care of it, campaign it, promote it, draw it, raise awareness, get engaged on an emotional level and you will be amazed at who comes to stand by your side.” To find out more about Mary visit www.curlewmedia.com https://www.curlewaction.org/natural-history-gcse/ mary@curlewmedia.comBuy her new book, The Gathering Place, Bloomsbury Publishing, April 2023https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6777/9781399400541 Other books by MaryJohn Muir (fabulous book!) https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6777/9780745956664Curlew Moon (just love the title) https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6777/9780008241070Tooth, Beak and Claw (a must read for all nature lovers) https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6777/9780008354794Credits: with thanks to George Harvey Audio Production for the calming biophilic soundscape that backs all our podcasts. Did you know our podcast is also on Audible, Amazon Music, Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher, vurbl, podbay, podtail, and most if not all the RSS feeds?Facebook https://www.facebook.com/journalofbiophilicdesign/Twitter https://twitter.com/JofBiophilicDsnLinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/journalofbiophilicdesign/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/journalofbiophilicdesign

Niall Hatch, of Birdwatch Ireland, warns of the potential extinction of the curlew in Ireland in the next decade.

"Through Mary, the trauma of hunger, brutality, and inequity would be met with mercy in the strong arm of God."  About today's speaker: Mary Curlew, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Portland, Maine, and a postulate for the priesthood in Diocese of Massachusetts. She lives in Peakes Island, Maine. Advent for Every Body is a daily podcast exploring how human bodies bear God in our world. Listen every day in Advent right here in the "Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland" podcast feed.

The Marbled Murrelet keeps researchers on their toes. Their nests are tucked away in the mossy upper branches of old growth forests...the last place we'd ever expect to find a seabird! David joins us from British Columbia to shed some light on these fascinating birds; where you might spot one, the challenges they face, and how to help.Get some Bird Friendly Certified Coffee to keep you warm and toasty this fall! 10% of your purchase from Birds and Beans goes towards supporting this podcast and bird conservation in Canada when you use this link.     Dr. David Bradley has spent a lifetime studying and appreciating birds; from Tree Swallows in Canada, to Kokako's in New Zealand, and everything in between. Currently, David is the British Columbia Director for Birds Canada. He is focusing on an invasive mammalian predator study in Haida Gwaii, and a Long-billed Curlew migration tracking study in the Kootenay Mountains.   Andrea Gress studied Renewable Resource Management at the University of Saskatchewan. She pivoted towards birds, after an internship in South Africa. Upon returning, she worked with Piping Plovers in Saskatchewan and now coordinates the Ontario Piping Plover Conservation Program for Birds Canada. Follow her work at @ontarioploversAndrés Jiménez is a Costa Rican wildlife biologist with a keen interest in snakes, frogs, birds and how human relationships are interconnected with the living world. He studied Tropical Biology in Costa Rica and has a Masters in Environmental Problem Solving from York University. Follow him at @andresjimoThis project was undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada through the federal Department of Environment and Climate Change is supported by funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada. The views expressed herein are solely those of Birds Canada.

Meet Caroline and JayJ Carlile. Together they are known as Small Town Strings. This brother and sister duo based in Curlew Washington. Surrounded by music their entire lives these two young musicians are talented and entertaining. During our epsiode both Caroline and Jay J share some amazing stories of their musical journey. This is one of the most entertaining conversations I have had the pleasure to take part in. Listen and enjoy. You will be hearing more from these two kids from Curlew! Thanks for tuning into this episode of the Exploring Washington State Podcast! If the information in our conversations and interviews are enjoyable and valuable to you, please head over to iTunes, subscribe to the show, and leave us an honest review.Your reviews and feedback will not only help us continue to deliver great, helpful content, but it will also help us reach even more amazing listeners just like you!If you want to read about some of the many amazing places to explore in Washington State, you should just pack your bags and go! Explore Washington State is the perfect place for inspiration. Check it out today.

The last day of Laura's trip to Nome was spent searching for a most wanted bird, the Bristle-thighed Curlew.

Laura talks about one of her most wanted birds in Alaka, a most unique species.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brookes says she "didn't grow up as a horse obsessed girl" but rather her interest in horses was a result of a midlife crisis which led her to the history of a famous American thoroughbred that was the inspiration for her latest novel, simply called Horse. Also, John Purcell talks about his second official novel, The Lessons, and reveals his brief career writing erotica and Karen Manton explains the inspiration for her evocative novel, The Curlew's Eye, set in remote Northern Territory.

Mark Stephen presents the Scotland Outdoors podcast

This episode is crammed with bird audio and beautiful soundscapes recorded by Sean Ronayne, the Creator of Irish Wildlife Sounds. Sean talks us through the process, places and protagonists involved in his recordings of birds and wild places.We are brought on a journey from the wetlands of Spain to a shed roof in Cork all in pursuit of the perfect sound clip. We get to savor the rasping song of the Corn Crake and the cry of the Curlew among some less rare species too. For bird of the week we highlight the Grasshopper Warbler, a summer visitor to our shores and a songster with a very interesting tune. In Your Nature is produced in partnership with the Heritage Offices of Laois and Offaly County Councils, supported by the Heritage Council and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and is edited by Ann-Marie Kelly.

Mark and Euan with a bird-tastic episode of the Scotland Outdoors podcast.

They were once a common sight and their distinctive, evocative calls, a familiar sound, in our coastal, lowland and upland landscapes. However, the numbers of Curlew have declined so rapidly that conservationists are warning that this wading bird could be facing extinction, as a viable breeding species in Wales, by 2033. In the run up to this year's World Curlew Day (Thursday 21st April), Country Focus hears about the efforts to reverse the decline of curlew from our Welsh landscapes.

For over half a century, the Wildlife Sound Recording Society has been active in encouraging amateur recordists to develop their skills and increase their understanding of the natural world, in the UK and around the globe. In this impressionistic sonic portrait, we join society members on a group field-recording trip to Caerlaverock Wetland Centre in Dumfriesshire, to share in reflections and reminiscences about encounters with nature and the art of audio recording. The sound of thousands of barnacle geese in flight; the wingbeat of a whooper swan; the ambience of a lake at night - our recordists have different sounds they wish to capture during the trip, and a variety of techniques, equipment rigs and field craft know-how at their disposal. Some want the ultimate sense of a location in stunning stereo, while others want to document specific species with as little other "pollution" as possible. What makes a good recording? And what drives them to keep heading out at dawn and dusk alone with their microphones? Featured Field Recordings: David M. - A flock takes to the air at Caerlaverock Richard Youell - Overhead Whooper Swan Johannes van den Burg - Black-backed Jackal calling at the Waterhole Anna Sulley - Bird song: Wren, Curlew, Jackdaw Robert Malpas - Inner Farne: Terns with People Johannes van der Burg - Life In The River Eye Derek McGinn - Snow Bunting Richard Youell - Geese over Caerlaverock With thanks to the Wildlife Sound Recording Society and to the British Library for permission to share extracts from the Charles and Heather Myers collection. Photo credit: Richard Youell Producers; Peregrine Andrews and Phil Smith A Far Shoreline production for BBC Radio 3.

On today's episode, we are joined by wildlife activist and adventurer, Roger Morgan-Grenville. Chair of the trustees for Curlew Action, a charity dedicated to the conservation of Curlews, Roger briefs us on the impact of climate and urbanization on wildlife. Recently, Roger embarked on a 50-day, 1,000mile walk from Lymington to Cape Wrath to raise awareness and funds for the endangered species. Tune in as Roger shares with us his previous expeditions, and how he geared up for this demanding trek at the age of 62. Familiar with Shackleton's incredible voyage across South Georgia Island? Well, Roger led the first expedition to successfully retrace Shackleton's journey during his time with the Royal Green Jackets, and he indulges us with tales from his extraordinary adventure. This episode is not one to miss!  Check out Roger's website— Old Enough to Know Better, and his Instagram @rogermorgangrenville! If you are interested in donating to the Curlew Action, head over to their website or Instagram @curlewaction.

The Curlew is one of Ireland's most endangered breeding birds, its population having fallen by over 90% here in recent decades. We speak to Dr. Fiona Cawkwell of the Geography Department at University College Cork, who is working on satellite remote sensing as part of the ECHOES project.

When they head to Nome, Alaska, this June, Russ and Laura will be taking a grueling hike to see the Bristle-thighed Curlew. How is Laura preparing for that?

It's the season to see kioea! These long-billed shorebirds spend their winters here. They're not too common on the main Hawaiian islands, so we have their call for you from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology in today's Manu Minute.

in which Andrea Carter Brown and i talk engendering empathy, the moments our lives are folded around, and BIRDS!!! where to find Andrea: website - andreacarterbrown.com September 12 - wordworksbooks.org/product/september-12 other things referenced: Monda Van Duyn - poetryfoundation.org/poets/mona-van-duyn Robert Haas - poetryfoundation.org/poets/robert-hass Mary Jo Salter - poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-jo-salter Brian Turner - poetryfoundation.org/poets/brian-turner Ishion Hutchinson - poetryfoundation.org/poets/ishion-hutchinson BIRDS referenced: Oystercatcher - audubon.org/field-guide/bird/american-oystercatcher Long-billed Curlew - audubon.org/field-guide/bird/long-billed-curlew Allen's Hummingbird - audubon.org/field-guide/bird/allens-hummingbird Gray Catbird - audubon.org/field-guide/bird/gray-catbird Mississippi Kite - audubon.org/field-guide/bird/mississippi-kite