But that appears to be the case with the Slender-billed Curlew ... Sightings in places like Morocco, which once hosted some of the largest numbers of birds, became few and far between.

For decades, the slender-billed curlew, a grayish-brown migratory wetland bird with a long, arched bill, has evaded detection, prompting speculation about whether the species is still out there.

Five curlew fledglings were successfully ... habitat and pressure from predators, like foxes and crows, saw numbers of the ground-nesting birds plummet. The most up-to-date estimate is that ...

A bird species known for their unusual migration patterns have now been declared extinct after research found these animals have not been seen since 1995. The slender-billed curlew are a bird ...

"The hauntingly evocative cry of the curlew is now all too seldom heard. This most wonderful bird needs urgent support ... "They are also at risk from predators like foxes and crows who don ...

Wading birds are in decline and need wet areas with soft, muddy ground to feed over winter – but a national farming charity says not enough is being done to protect their habitat.