Nesting of Curlew on river shingle-beds.--Of late years Curlews (Numenius arquata) have been nesting in increasing numbers on inland pastures and meadows in Northumberland, whereas formerly they were birds of the moorlands, nesting on heather-clad hills and rough marginal land. For the last ten years or so, they have descended to nest on cultivated clover and corn fields close to villages and eve...
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