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 ...

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 ...

An adult stone-curlew away from its nest on a plot managed specially for it (Image: Andy Hay (rspb-images.com)) RSPB conservation officer Tim Cowan said: "The willingness of farmers and landowners to ...

Endangered stone-curlews have been brought "back from the brink" in the East of England, with breeding pairs doubling in the last ...