Geraint Griffith said it was taking between 10 and 20 days for bodies to arrive due to the new system, introduced in September, which he said made it hard to make them look presentable for loved ones.
Some of the birds have been fitted with trackers, which captured their journey abroad for warmer weather.Mr Avon said: "Two wild pairs also returned to Dartmoor, but their nesting attempts were unsuccessful this year."
Eric Heath, senior project manager for species recovery at wetland restoration charity WWT, welcomed the news.He said: "It's wonderful to learn that some of our 'headstarted curlew' have been spotted soaking up the winter sun in Spain and Portugal, using the rich coastal wetlands in Iberia as a point of connectivity to the wider European curlew population."It's still early days for this project, but we're hopeful that Dartmoor's curlew will once again flourish and will help to lead the way to a brighter future for curlew across the UK."
The bonnet and personal belongings of an unknown murder victim who was hastily buried in a peatbog in the 18th Century are to be displayed in a new exhibition.The man's remains - including jacket and leggings - were uncovered during peat cutting on Arnish Moor, near Stornoway in Lewis, in 1964 - 250 years after he was killed.
Specialists have dated the discovery to the 1700s and concluded that damage to the back of the man's skull was consistent with being struck by a weapon.
The man's hat along with quills used for writing and a wooden comb have gone on display at Lewis' Kinloch Historical Society until March next year.In survey of secondary school students in 2017 showed
More than a third of 2,000 11-18-year-olds who responded to the poll said they had asked their parents to stop checking their devices.And 14% said their parents were online at meal times, although 95% of 3,000 parents, polled separately, denied it.
Mr Best said his newsletter had been positively received by parents.One parent outside the school told