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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · 20h

Corncrake centre-out mowing. First cut silage, probably the latest in the country. Saw a very late corncrake in the nettles before mowing started. Mowing is definitely the most stressful day in the year

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · 4d

Biggest effect on fox numbers in Poland has been the eradication of rabies through vaccination.

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · 15d

Never met with NPWS staff.

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · 22d

The more stakeholders you have, the more difficult it is to achieve good environmental outcomes, unfortunately.

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · 27d

Have you seen Lady's Island lagoon (wexford) during the summer. It was green.....

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · 28d

Heather Humphreys promised to learn Irish 11 years ago when she was appointed Minister for Arts, Heritage, regional and ruarl affairs and the Gaeltacht in 2014.... She didn't do much then, but I'm sure the promise she is making now is more sincere.....

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Sep 12

100% commitment from Corncrake Life project team is a major reason for increase in corncrake numbers

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Sep 6

Definitely a vector for transmission. For example mineral licks for cattle in buckets left out in pasture for cattle. Badgers love the molasses mineral licks and then cattle lick the buckets = transmission....

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Aug 31

Great work!!!

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Aug 30

Maim garden pond (4m) looking near what a natural pond would look like! Yellow rattle spreading around the grassy margins, so hopefully next year, the grass will not be as heavy.

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Aug 29

Putting more funding into results based agri-environmental schemes to improve farmland biodiversity would improve image more than more funding for propaganda campaigns. There seem to be endless Ag PR campaigns....

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Aug 28

The Salmon of Knowledge was from the Boyne, now the fact the boyne has salmon will likely be mythology as well.....

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Aug 27

Wow, amazing!

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Aug 27

Government more worried about retaining nitrates derogation than actual water quality/biodiversity....

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Aug 18

Corncrake habitat on Shannon Callows was seasonally flooded meadows not bog. Rewetted bog is a great habitat for many species including curlew but not corncrake

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Aug 16

They have some amount of ponds!

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Aug 10

Bought my house in 2020 and only saw pygmy shrew. Year after saw the first greater white toothed shrew, haven't seen a pygmy since

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Aug 9

Clearing cleavers out of corncrake nettle beds. Autumn sown cleavers produce huge amounts of seed, while spring sown produce less. Removing seed reduces cleavers growth for following year

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Aug 5

Wow, that's a great garden species to have!!!!

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Aug 3

Great job!

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Jul 29

Not the first time, previously over 400 million euros was moved from Natura 2000 farmers to Pillar I payments.

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Jul 28

Peat being harvested for animal bedding as well

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Jul 28

100,000 trees is a tiny amount. I think company is Tirlán which had an operating revenue of 2.66 billion in 2024. 100,000 trees (bare root) trees would cost 50,000 euros.

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Jul 24

Main garden pond July 2024 and now July 2025....

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mayocorncrake77.bsky.social @mayocorncrake77.bsky.social · Jul 23

They look happy out!

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