curlew
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Natural England licensed the sites to receive and rear curlew eggs.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Eurasian curlew is an iconic resident of the Shropshire Hills and the Welsh Marches, but declining numbers have seen the species added to the UK's Red List of highest conservation concern.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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
We sat quietly, the only sounds the occasional cry of the curlew and Lottie’s contented nursing.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
