curlew
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Elmley curlew keeper Simon Higgs said the ground-nesting birds' decline was mainly been due to changing farming practices and an increase in predators.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Saved by firefighters during the blaze in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, the four curlew eggs have now hatched.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
The second category of birds feature: the Atlantic puffin, the barn owl, the common kingfisher, the Eurasian curlew, the great spotted woodpecker, and the white-tailed eagle.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
It sees vulnerable curlew nests taken from the wild and artificially incubated.
From BBC ● May 31, 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
