This article appears in the Irish Examiner dated Friday, April 29, 2016. The original full article can be read here: http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/outdoors/richard-collins/the-survival-rate-of-lapwing-chicks-is-alarmingly-low-394777.html A farmer, walking his fields at this time of year,… Continue Reading Trust’s lapwing chick survival study features in the Irish Examiner
Large numbers of hatched chicks do not necessarily equate to a large number of fledged young During this study the breeding productivity of lapwings in Boora was sufficient to offset… Continue Reading Trust Lapwing chick survival study reveals some interesting results
108 farmers’ sign up for GLAS grey partridge Tranche 2 – an economic boost for the farmers and an ecological Boon for other farmland birds. The latest figures from the… Continue Reading 108 Farmers’ Sign Up For GLAS Grey Partridge Tranche 2
To see what it looks like – a demonstration of the GLAS grey partridge measure is on display at the NPWS grey partridge conservation project in Boora, Co. Offaly.
New GLAS measure promoted in the farming supplement of the Irish Independent: Full article can be read here:
The Department of Agriculture have just launched TRANCHE 2 of the new GLAS Agri-environmental scheme for the grey partridge. This latest version makes it easier for farmers and or land-owners… Continue Reading GLAS Grey Partridge – Trache 2 Announced
In just two breeding seasons, forty-one Lapwing chicks, from forty-one separate broods have been radio-tracked in the grey partridge conservation project area. This objective of our research was to identify… Continue Reading Trust completes their lapwing research study
Some pictures from lapwing radio tracking fieldwork.
Research carried out by the Trust is gathering data on Lapwing chick survival and the causes of mortality. Interestingly this research is been carried out on NPWS lands not managed for breeding lapwing. They’ve… Continue Reading Lapwing chicks from 34 separate broods have been fitted with radio-tags
Yet another species responds very well to conservation strategies for the grey partridge!
