Long-billed Curlew Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Curlew birds #fblifestyle | AussiepinoFun

A recent sunny day at Bunny Meadows wasn’t so tranquil for this ill-fated crab 🦀 Ranger Tony spotted the curlew using its sensitive, down-curved bill to probe seaweed, mud and shallow water for invertebrates. Once it's found its prey, it deftly snips off each leg before swallowing the de-legged body in one go. You can then see it begin to pick out all the snipped legs that have dropped into the shallow water – it doesn't want to waste even a tiny morsel. We love the sounds of wigeons and curlew

#curlewconservation #curlew #waderwednesday | Breeding Waders EIP Project

Slender-billed Curlew declared extinct and previewing 'The Ring Ouzel'

I was invited to attend the launch of the UK Action Plan for Eurasian Curlew at the House of Lords this past week. It was a very encouraging event for two main reasons – the plan was being launched by 8 conservation organisations working together: the BTO, Curlew Action, Curlew Country, Curlew Recovery, Curlew Wales, GWCT, RSPB and WWT. The document finally recognises what many have pointed out for years, directly as a result of scientific research, that protection from predators and predation c