curlew
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The curlew is also listed in Shropshire's Local Nature Recovery Strategy as a species that needs particular help.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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
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
We sat quietly, the only sounds the occasional cry of the curlew and Lottie’s contented nursing.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
