Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) Curlew on Pilling Salt Marsh Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) Curlew making its way around the pools formed by the incoming high Spring tide. 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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Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) foraging floding Salt Marsh_UFP0324RM.tiff