David Gray

Known in Irish as an crotach, it is the only species of bird in Ireland on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and there is a very real possibility that the ...

Two of our most elusive Leitrim birds tagged and color ringed. Over the generations the numbers of curlews have shrunk due to loss of habit, changes to the way we farm and, consequently, a dramatic fall in their birth rate. WHAT A NIGHT! Our Patron,@davidgray, kicked off his world tour last night in Belfast! David has chosen Curlew Action as his charity for the tour and one of our team members was there to chat to guests about what we do. Those are the things that are really impacting on them.” “The way to think about it, is to fold the conservation of the curlew into the way we live and if we set things aside, if we set a piece of land aside, what often happens is it becomes a sink,” she continued. A fantastic start to our tagging work.