Cairns Regional Council is going the extra mile to keep Esplanade bush stone curlews out of trouble after the birds chose a precarious nesting spot. True to form the pair currently nesting on the ...

The RSPB says more than 100 Stone-curlews have successfully fledged at the former farm since 2006.

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 ...

In a woodland sanctuary north-east of Canberra, a bush stone-curlew named Phil wears a tiny handmade backpack. Fitted to that backpack is a GPS, which helps researchers monitor the birds, which became ...

A conservation project in the East of England that has helped increase the population of one of the country's most threatened birds is marking its 40th anniversary. In 1985 the number of breeding ...

Eerie wailing calls at night are often the only sign that bush stone-curlews are about. In fact, the distinctive calls of these birds have been responsible for phone calls to the police, from people ...

SPECIALLY-CREATED bare plots in arable fields are playing a significant part in the recovery of the stone curlew.Nearly two-thirds of the UK's stone-curlews - some 200 pairs - nest in the Breckland ...

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