& #SAVCurlews 2023 is off! First Curlew nest found today, a clutch of three eggs belonging to a male that was headstarted from WWT Slimbridge & his partner. White "67" as he is known, at 4 years old, becomes the second headstarted Curlew to be found nesting in our study area! 💫

Follow tweets throughout the day from our colleagues in WWT Conservation ⬇️

Our PhD student @LilyUnger showcases her work using palaeolimnology to inform lake restoration and conservation of the Madagascar Pochard #WWTResearch

.Lily Unger and I are from the same cohort of WWT Conservation-affiliated PhD students, so it was awesome to see what she’s got up to 4 years after our “here’s what we’re planning to do” introductory talks! I love these figures too 🌾 #WWTResearch

#WWTResearch aimed to understand more about how #wetlands impact health & wellbeing. Research into nature prescribing shows that time spent in nature & at #wetlands reduces symptoms of anxiety & depression, reduces social isolation & improved physical health.

Wow! Such a great day show casing all our fabulous #WWTResearch! From Eels, Functionally Linked Land, woody dams, curlew, godwits, #wetland heath & wellbeing, water quality, eDNA - it's been quite a day 💫 1/2

Great to make my presentation debut at the #WWTResearch Conservation Evidence Research Day talking about Wetland Treatment Systems WWT 💧 Shout-out to Team WTS Dr. Laura Weldon Lucy Smith Sian Taylor and a huge congratulations to all the WWT Conservation speakers!

Wow! What an amazing day at WWT’s Conservation Evidance Research Day, showcasing the leading evidence-based projects. I gave my first professional presentation on my research on using eDNA to identify Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa limosa) egg predators using eDNA techniques.

What a fantastic time at the Conservation Evidence Research Day!! So great to hear what everyone is working on and informing other folk about the amazing projects we do 😀 #WWTResearch

Loved talking all things mapping at todays WWT Conservation Evidence Research Day #WWTResearch

Had a great time talking about how cute Eels are WWT Conservation Research Day! And also about how they use floodplain ponds (but mostly about why they are cute). #WWTResearch Well done to everyone who presented and thanks to everyone who organised today!

We're recruiting! Looking for two seasonal Monitoring Officers to join our Species Recovery team working on Curlew in the Severn & Avon Vales (Glos/Worcs) & on Dartmoor. Check our website for details (wwt.org.uk/work-with-us/) Happy to answer any queries regarding these roles ☺️

📢 Job alert! Come & work with Daniel Gornall & me. Can promise you a great team, lovely farmers, working in beautiful hay meadows & #Curlew chicks... all whilst collecting vital evidence to help lowland breeding Curlew. See ➡️ jobs.wwt.org.uk/vacancies/1849…

Interested in wading birds and ecological models? Research @ Bournemouth University & WWT are offering a PhD with a focus on the curlew. 'Predators and lowland wading birds: from models to management'. Applications by 31st May. More details here: bournemouth.ac.uk/study/courses/… #Ornithology

Have you seen or heard a curlew on Dartmoor National Park? The Dartmoor Curlew Project is helping to monitor the last remaining curlew population on Dartmoor and would like to know if you have seen any. If you have, please get in touch at ‘[email protected]’. Thank you

Got 15 minutes to help protect the UK's wetlands? ⏰ Log your local blue space in World Wetland Network 🌏💦🕸️'s World Wetlands Survey. From garden ponds to mighty river deltas, every wetland counts! You've got until 30th June to log your local wetlands 👉 ow.ly/iSkw50Sp0qK

The endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper K9's spring migration from Thailand exceeded expectations, with a 19-day stopover in Jiangsu, China. It continued to Sakhalin & then reached a new breeding area in Russia! These insights will help inform critical conservation actions Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force