It is world Curlew Day, when we concentrate our thoughts towards the different species of Curlew and Whimbrel around the world and the trouble they are in.
N. borealis Eskimo Curlew Critically Endangered (EXTINCT) – Top left © BNHM- N. tenuirostris Slender-billed Curlew Critically Endangered (EXTINCT) – Top middle © Ashley Banwell
- N. madasgariensis Far Eastern Curlew Endangered – Top right © Elis Simpson
- N. tahitiensis Bristle-thighed Curlew Vulnerable – Centre left © Forest & Kim Starr
- N. arquata Eurasian Curlew Near Threatened – Centre middle © Elis Simpson
- N. americanus Long-billed Curlew Least Concern (decreasing) – Centre right © Elis Simpson
- N. minutus Little Curlew / Whimbrel Least Concern (stable) – Bottom left © Ric Else
- N. phaeopus Eurasian Whimbrel Least Concern – Bottom centre © Elis Simpson
- N. hudsonicus Hudsonian Whimbrel Least Concern – Bottom right © Elis Simpson
Wader Quest has supported curlew conservation in the UK and beyond. If you want to show your concern for Curlews around the world, why not buy a Wader Quest Eurasian Curlew collectable pin badge (£2.00 plus p&p sales@waderquest.net) and help us to support curlew conservation around the world.
Alternatively join us as a Friend of Wader Quest from as little as £10.00 per year to help with our aim to assist wader conservation projects worldwide.