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Noun(1) large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill(2) large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family(3) closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill

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(1) It is similar in size, shape, and color to the Marbled Godwit, but the curlew 's decurved bill distinguishes it from the upturned bill of the Marbled Godwit.(2) It is the home of the lapwing, curlew , golden plover, dunlin and red grouse.(3) Other wildlife to be seen at the reserve includes a number of notable bird species such as golden plover, curlew and greenshank.(4) The shocking results from the county are that no breeding pairs of curlew , lapwing, redshank, snipe or oystercatcher were recorded on the sites surveyed.(5) A giant among waders, the curlew is unmistakable with long bill and legs.(6) This quirk of avian physiology turned out to be the key to explaining some odd behavior of the eastern curlew , a shorebird that vacations in Australia before taking off to breed in Siberia.(7) At first glance the drained muds of the Blyth estuary were dotted with shelduck, redshank, curlew , wigeon, pintail and black headed gulls.(8) The Peak District provides some of the last remaining habitats for golden plover, lapwing, curlew and twite.(9) Conservationists are now hoping for fine weather this year to give the tiny chicks of birds such as lapwing, curlew , redshank and snipe a chance of survival.(10) The large numbers of birds in the area, including nationally important numbers of golden plover, curlew , dunlin, merlin and twite, make it a Site of Special Scientific Interest.(11) Rare bird species, including wading birds such as the curlew , lapwing and snipe, would also be reintroduced to the site under the plans.(12) The moorland blaze has come at a bad time for ground-nesting birds such as golden plovers, curlews , lapwings and merlins, a rare bird of prey.(13) Other migratory birds observed in the shallow waters were bar headed geese, open bill storks, northern pintails, gadwalls, curlews , black tailed godwits, spoonbills, green shanks, red shanks and so on.(14) In the mud flats of the Bay of Fundy, you'll see large roosts of shorebirds - plovers, yellowlegs, godwits, curlews , and phalaropes - at high tide.(15) u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510We call this lazy birding,u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb says Clarke, pointing out the thousands of brown and white pelicans, the curlews , godwits, and avocets around us.(16) The waders, curlews , plovers and lapwing were there long before the hedgehogs were introduced.
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1. nutcracker
2. curlew
3. redpoll
4. redstart
5. redwing
6. ruddock
7. heron


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- Right, Curlew.
- Yes, sir.

- Right, CURLEW. - Yes, sir.

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