Eurasian Curlew
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Moorland (summer); estuaries (winter).
Diet: Worms, crabs.
Best time to spot: Bubbling "cur-lee" call.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. Numbers peak in May. See the May birding guide for what else is about. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Where to see it
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Similar birds
- WhimbrelUncommon · Northern moors (summer); coast (passage)
- European Golden PloverUncommon · Moorland (summer); fields (winter)
- MerlinUncommon · Moorland (summer); coast (winter)
- DunlinCommon · Estuaries; uplands (summer)
- Eurasian WigeonCommon · Wet grassland
- Common CuckooUncommon · Reedbeds
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