curlew

Four UK shorebirds - the grey plover, dunlin, turnstone and curlew sandpiper - are becoming more endangered on the red list.

"A curlew," he says, and I just glimpse its long curved beak as we pass.

With the curlew added to his collection, we move on to Graeme's "secret road", one of his most-prized locations for spotting all manner of feathered friends.

The Eurasian curlew could be gone in Wales as a "viable breeding species" by 2033 if a 6% annual decline continues, experts warn.

Mr Cross added that technology is helping, including a "massive advance" in GPS trackers, which are now small enough to "strap on the back of a curlew".