Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) Curlew in flight to fields Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) In flight on its way to the field as the mudflats and salt marshes have flooded. The high Spring tide floods the Marshes and deposits silts and nutrients and drive insects and other invertebrates to the surface. It has one of the most evocative and distinctive of calls. They are one of the most ancient lineages of scolopacid waders.
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