Initiative boosts corncrake comeback with €4.35m of funding

250 farmers and landowners across Donegal, Mayo and Galway are now managing land for nature, implementing measures which protect this bird and improve its habitat

The corncrake is on the Red List of Conservation Concern because its numbers are falling in Ireland and across Europe.

The call of the corncrake, one of Ireland’s most endangered species, is being heard again in parts of the country.

And it is likely to become even louder in the future as the result of a new €4.35 million bird conservation initiative. The Natura Communities for Birds programme will initially operate in nine key sites in Donegal, Mayo and Galway.