curlew

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It sees vulnerable curlew nests taken from the wild and artificially incubated.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Beagan said this nesting bird was particularly exciting as it is the "first record we have had of headstarting curlew being back on breeding grounds and potentially breeding".

From BBC • May 31, 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 barges were filled and covered with sediment to create a new island for birds including endangered dunlin, curlew, ringed plover and lapwing.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

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

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson