Curlew Gallery

First flight of a headstarted curlew
Watchful adult guards their chicks
Headstarted curlew that has returned to nest in Shropshire for the last three years
Curlew feeding on a muddy riverbank by Mark Battersby
Adult male curlew sounds the alarm to warn his chicks to hide
Curlew takes flight
Adult male on his territory
A headstarted curlew on the day of its release
Role reversal: a crow mobs a curlew away from its nest
4 week old chick
The pre-migratory flock gathers as the breeding season draws to a close
Chick showing off its new leg-wear
A vigilant male curlew standing proud above the grass
Curlew with lambs
A curlew in flight by Mark Battersby
Curlew on the moors by Mark Battersby
Irate curlew defending its nest
Ex-curlew cam male probing the ground for insects
Tiny day-old chick near the nest
An unexpected intruder: male curlew chasing a bar-tailed godwit off of his patch
A juvenile curlew with fully developed flight feathers by Mark Battersby
Cute chick in the headstarting pen
Sleepy chicks in the headstarting pen
Adult female curlew - freshly colour ringed
Headstarted chick - one week old
Headstarted chicks take a dip
5-day old wild chick foraging in a buttercup head
Tony Cross about to ring an adult curlew
Curlew in a cut hayfield
Three hatched chicks in the nest
2 egg nest (partial clutch)
4 egg nest
4 egg nest - pipped
A hatching nest with one chick out
Empty nest cup - predated by badger
A nest buried in waist-high silage
Very well-hidden nest - silage field nests are often hidden under a dock plant
Curlew on the Long Mynd
Curlew and oystercatcher feeding in the Severn estuary
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