4.5K views · 174 reactions | There's no more iconic a Yorkshire Dales sound than the haunting cry of the Curlew. We're hearing lots of them around at the moment. Listen here (sound on)  Sadly these special birds are in decline but you can support them here with Curlew Action. Curlews are nesting on the ground now so do keep your dogs on leads when in the National Park  #YorkshireDales #Curlew #Spring | Yorkshire Dales National Park | Facebook

Long-billed curlews are the largest shorebirds in North America. At the American Prairie Reserve, Smithsonian ecologists are equipping curlews with GPS trackers to learn more about their movements. This "travel log" of data will serve as a road map for conservationists to help protect the habitats and resources that curlews need at every place they visit on their annual journeys—from the coast to their summer breeding grounds in the grasslands of Montana. #FieldInFocus #Conservation | Smithsonia

17 reactions · 4 comments | Long-billed curlews have returned to southwestern North Dakota for their nesting season. Learn more about these unique grassland birds in this North Dakota Outdoors. | North Dakota Game and Fish Department | Facebook

Oh, to be a sleepy Curlew upon a nest... For this World Curlew Day, we don't only bring you an adorable video but 5 Curlew facts, too: 1. They're the UK's largest wader 2. Curlews are migratory 3. The date of World Curlew Day is inspired by the Welsh St. Beuno, who died on this day in 640. It's said a Curlew rescued his book of sermons from the sea. 4. A group of Curlews is called a curfew, salon, or skein. 5. While their average lifespan is 5 years, the oldest recorded Curlew was 32 years and 7