curlew

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The curlew was once a common sight, but numbers have fallen in recent years and there are now thought to be just 150 breeding pairs of curlews left in Northern Ireland.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

During the fire in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, a curlew nest, directly in the fire's path, was found.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The curlew was once a common sight across Northern Ireland, but numbers had fallen by more than 80% since the 1980s.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The estate is home to rare wildlife, including curlew, mountain bumblebees, lapwings, red squirrels, cuckoo and merlin, as well as Atlantic salmon and critically endangered eels, but the conservationists say nature could be richer still.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

We sat quietly, the only sounds the occasional cry of the curlew and Lottie’s contented nursing.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson