Project Lapwing

#ProjectLapwing is coordinated by @birdwatchIE and aims to gather breeding Lapwing records from around the country. Submit your records at the link below 👇👇👇

[Nigel Monaghan @KeeperNH]

Ireland’s smallest mammal, the pygmy shrew, at risk from invasive species - new paper by team led by Allan McDevitt Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Galway @ShrewGod Published today in the Journal of Animal Ecology on open access.

https://t.co/fPPBIouVXZ

[John Coveney @JohnC1809]

Getting the #crowceries in my local supermarket just now!🤣 #shankill #dublin #ireland #rook @ShankillMatters @SCANShankill

[Project Lapwing @LapwingSurvey]

@basslinehum @Natures_Voice @RSPBEngland Lovely pics 📸

[Biodiversity Ireland @BioDataCentre]

Good indication coming from German research on healthy ash tree resilience to ash dieback....
#ReportInvasives #CheckCleanDryIrl #InvasivesIE

[Community Wetlands Forum @forum_wetlands]

Join our team! We're hiring a full-time Development Officer. Click the link below to find out more & apply 👇👇👇 #jobfairy
https://t.co/RPqhonIxOC

[Neil J Bourke @neiljbourke]

Lapwing
Irish Name: Pilibín
Scientific name: Vanellus vanellus
Bird Family: Plovers
ref: https://t.co/5Qvs1pX3CM

Courtship dance of the Lapwing at Harristown Common C. Kildare

[Mid Shannon Wilderness Park - Awareness Group @MidShannon]

@BirdWatchIE with displays like this happening over the last week here, could we be potentially looking at Lapwing chicks by the end of April if all goes to plan?

[BirdWatch Ireland @BirdWatchIE]

Proof that with long-term effort and funding, and a lot of hard work, that conservation can work!

Our #Rockabill team have reported a **RECORD-BREAKING** 1,704 pairs of Roseate Terns on Rockabill Island this summer, 85% of the NW European population!

https://t.co/DaELSUWtnM

[The Irish Breeding Curlew EIP @CurlewEIP]

A wonderful and truly sobering podcast on Ireland’s Curlew by @RickyWhelan #NiallHatch #AnitaDonaghy of @BirdWatchIE Many people including @CurlewEIP farmers working so hard to stop their demises. Listen to find out more on what you can do to help

[Mid Shannon Wilderness Park - Awareness Group @MidShannon]

Any Lapwing experts able to help with this one please? Is it possible that these 3 could be the 3 chicks that were discovered here at the start of June? They're in the area of their nest. Thanks @LapwingSurvey

[Project Lapwing @LapwingSurvey]

@MidShannon Certainly 3 fledged youngsters there, if they are the same lads from nest we couldn't say but it's certainly highly likely. Great to see it. Excellent footage 🎥🎬

[BirdWatch Ireland @BirdWatchIE]

It has been productive year at Rinmore and Magheragallan, Co Donegal with many fledged lapwing recorded. Both sites have predator exclusion fences installed as part of the EU Interreg- funded CABB (Cooperation Across Borders for Biodiversity) project. https://t.co/U5rVd3sU2m

[Project Lapwing @LapwingSurvey]

This might be of interest to those interested in #waders, #waterbirds, #agri-environmental schemes, #farming, high #nature value farming. @WadersForReal @CurlewEIP @WaderStudy @TeagascEnviron @forum_wetlands @MidShannon @WeBS_UK @WetlandSurveys @pippa_hackett @noonan_malcolm

[BirdWatch Ireland @BirdWatchIE]

Here's our latest podcast episode, it hits on #birds and #farming practices in this dynamic landscape - "In Your Nature Ep 08 - The Shannon Callows" https://t.co/WQICZGdVJD Podcast with thanks to support from @laoisheritage @OffalyHeritage @HeritageHubIRE & @DeptHousingIRL

[Project Lapwing @LapwingSurvey]

@BWIFingal That odds are stacked against anything that moves with that level of corvids in the area!!

[Project Lapwing @LapwingSurvey]

Still #Lapwing records to be had. If you know of any breeding Lapwing please do report to us here: https://t.co/WqJht51GsH

[Mid Shannon Wilderness Park - Awareness Group @MidShannon]

Video clip of the 2 chicks.

[Project Lapwing @LapwingSurvey]

@BWIFingal Wow, thats brutal, is it nest predation, disturbance or something else negatively affecting breeding attempts do you know?

[Project Lapwing @LapwingSurvey]

@MidShannon @BordnaMona @BioDataCentre @EamonRyan @pippa_hackett @noonan_malcolm @Irishwildlife @BirdsMatter_ie Fantastic! Would you consider entering your record online for us please? https://t.co/WqJht51GsH

[James O'Neill @Jamesoneillii]

It's been a terrible year for #wader productivity, but that hasn't stopped this lady lapwing and her 2 tiny chicks so far. Still, it hasn't been easy. Her 1st nest was ploughed up + now the silage has been cut and there's zero cover for the chicks to hide. My hopes are not high.

[James O'Neill @Jamesoneillii]

This is why we get so exasperated about gorse fires. This was one of a few relatively small gorse fires recently set by a landowner for scrub clearance. Even so, it didn't take me long to find a charred Long-tailed Tit nest with a little clutch of cooked eggs within.

[Project Lapwing @LapwingSurvey]

Thanks David, ideal looking spot! Theres not a corner of Ireland you could escape Hoodies 🙈. 🤞 They get a few fledglings away