From the WWT - N0 is a headstarted curlew released as part of a reintroduction study on the South Downs, released near Arundel, Sussex on 27 July 2022. It is one of 30 birds released in 2022, and one of 16 released with a GPS tracker. N0 left the release site on the day of release and settled at a landfill site and ex-sand quarry near Redhill, Surrey. It remained at this site from 6 August to 10 September, before travelling to Dartmoor in a single flight of 270 km. After a 4-hour break, it made another continuous flight to farmland near Newquay. It had remained here from September until May 2023. In May, it made a very unexpected shift to the Nevern Estuary. It took two attempts to get this right – quitting its first attempt and returning to Cornwall. It’s the only of the 2022 headstarted curlew to make any substantial movements last summer.
