Curlew

BirdLife International - Curlew Raises Slender Hopes
http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2004/10/sbc.html
Read about enthusiasts’ reaction to sighting of rare cousin to Eurasian curlew and why DNA analysis was considered. Includes colour image.

Birds of Britain - Curlew
http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/curlew.htm
Access site that describes the bird's marsh environment, as well as its range and habitat. Learn of their migratory habits.

British Trust for Ornithology - Curlew, Numenius arquata
http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2001/wcrcurle.htm
Tells about the conservation status of this wader bird, plus its long term trend. Supported by graphs and tables demonstrating population fluctuations 1968-2000.

Lincolnshire Bird Club - Curlew
http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare_birds/curlew.htm
Look at the proportions, plumage colour, markings, and long curved beak with this side-profile colour photograph of curlew. Provides location and photographer’s name.

Peatlands - Curlew, Numenius arquata
http://www.peatlandsni.gov.uk/wildlife/birds/curlew.htm
Helps recognise this large wader bird with beak specially designed for feeding on mud flats. Also colour photography of bird in long grass.

Potteries Museum & Art Gallery - Curlew, Numenius arquata
http://www2002.stoke.gov.uk/museums/pmag/Nof_website1/species/birds/birdsC-F/pages/curlew01.htm
Begin to research this large wader by reading description of unusually melancholy call. Also gives physical appearance, plus colour photography.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Curlew
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/c/curlew/
Inquire into bird that spends winter on estuaries and summer on high moorland. Gives description of appearance, breeding, passage, and call.

Tiscali Reference - Curlew
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/birds_curlew_sandpiper.html
Offers a useful visual comparison with the dunlin. Also read short overview and breeding, plus colour image.

USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Centre - Long-billed Curlew
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/i2640id.html
Find range maps and a photo of this bird. Browse facts about its migration status, breeding habitat, and diet.

Wildfowling Information - Bring Back the Curlew
http://www.wildfowling.co.uk/magazine/curlew.htm
Digest this article, written by Phil Gray, arguing the case for putting the curlew back onto the conservation list. Read quotations from UK MPs who voted for the removal.

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