"The success of the stone-curlew project is proof that by working together we can make space for nature, if we really want to." ...

Numbers of the bird counted across the project area alone have now more than doubled since a nationwide population low in the 1980s. Celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, two Stone-curlew ...

The Stone-curlew, a shy and peculiar looking sandy-brown bird, was once a common sight in England during the spring and summer months. However, by 1985, its population had plummeted, with only 150 ...

Rosie Galea chuckles as she describes the call of the bush stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius). “I’ve heard that people often think it’s a woman screaming,” she says. “The sound is certainly unique and ...

Once found widely throughout England, stone-curlew numbers declined through the 19th and early 20th century as their heathland nesting habitats were lost - and by 1985 there were fewer than 100 ...