Curlew bird observation and facts. Today’s bird watching walk up the Hamble River gave some really good views of some Curlews. It is an easily recognizable bird by its size and downcurved bill.
The Curlew is a large wader (in fact it is the largest European wader). It is about the size of a female pheasant. They are ground-nesting birds on wet grasslands, farmland, heath and moors this can be miles away from the coast.
Some 140,000 birds winter in the UK with about 66,000 breeding pairs
I have added the call of a Curlew over the sound on my short film.
Continued Reflections from my World. 
Interesting bird. That is quite a bill that bird has. I love the pictures showing the bird getting ready to fly.
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All the different wader have different length bills the Curlew must poke deepfor lunch.
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I was glad those pictures were in focus
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Always a bonus when things are in focus.
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Another nice bird! incredible shots
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thanks.
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