Eurasian curlew
numenius arquata latin

The Eurasian Curlew's feet are longer, forming a conspicuous "point".

The reserve hosts the largest population of Eurasian Curlew in Europe.

It used to be highly gregarious outside the breeding season, associating with related species, particularly Eurasian Curlews.

The bird was close in appearance to Eurasian Curlew, but differed in a number of features:

The call is a cour-lee, similar to that of the Eurasian Curlew but higher-pitched, more melodic and shorter.

Caucasian Snowcock has a desolate whistling song, vaguely like a Eurasian Curlew, sooo-looo-leeee.

Eurasian Curlews nest in boggy patches and Northern Lapwings can be seen in the fields.

In Europe "curlew" usually refers to one species, the Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata.

The area is home to wildlife such as Red Grouse, European Stonechat and Eurasian Curlew.

Numenius arquata (Eurasian Curlew)

The Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae.

It is therefore about the same size as a Whimbrel, but it is more like the Eurasian Curlew in plumage.

However, by the time this bird was last seen, most observers had formed the opinion that this bird was a first-winter Eurasian Curlew.

The arrowhead-shaped flank spots of the Eurasian Curlew are also different from the round or heart-shaped spots of the Slender-billed.

It derives from the bird's nocturnal calls sounding like the unrelated Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata and its preference for barren stoney heaths.

In the Estuário do Sado are Dunlin, Eurasian Curlew, Grey Plover and Common Redshank.

A letter to Birdwatch from Chris Heard outlined the same concerns, and pointed out also that Eurasian Curlew can show spotted flank patterning and white underwings.

The flat is also visited by a number of migratory birds, including the Eurasian curlew, bar-tailed godwit, dunlin, grey plover, northern pintail, little tern, and greater scaup.

They are Northern Pintail, White-winged Tern, Eurasian Curlew, Whimbrel, Godwits, and Ruddy Turnstone.

The Mere supports diverse fish and bird populations, including large numbers of wintering and breeding wildfowl and breeding Eurasian Curlew and Common Snipe.

Birds such as Northern Lapwing, Eurasian Curlew, Common Redshank and Common Snipe are reported from the lowland wet grassland.

This bird was described as being 25% smaller than Eurasian Curlew with a slender bill tapering to a narrow point, with black spotting on its flanks, and unmarked white underwings.

Other breeding species include red grouse, Eurasian curlew, common redshank, common snipe and dunlin, which are listed in the United Kingdom's Red Data Book (Birds).

At low tide the mudflats there are visited by large numbers of birds, including Dunlin, Eurasian Curlew, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Common Redshank and Whimbrel.

In Europe "curlew" usually refers to one species, the Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata.

Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)

The Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae.

CURLEW Numenius arquata.

It derives from the bird's nocturnal calls sounding like the unrelated Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata and its preference for barren stoney heaths.

Small winter flocks of lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), curlew (Numenius arquata), and teal Anas crecca occur on the site as a whole.

Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) - lays eggs in April/May in open ground on a mound or tussock, incubates them through to June, and young may not be ready to fly until late July or into August.

Overwintering: Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica, Greylag Goose Anser anser, Wigeon Anas penelope, Curlew Numenius arquata, Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina, Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus and Teal Anas crecca.