Ready for takeoff: curlews from eggs rescued at airfields set for release

Nearly 100 birds are being 'headstarted' to boost numbers as species vanishes from lowland EnglandAn evocative peeping echoes across a large, sunny aviary. The distinctive call of the curlew comes from dozens of chicks, who strut through long grass squabbling over a much-prized worm.The scruffy-looking chicks with the beautiful voices may be the best hope for the endangered species, whose numbers have halved in the past 25 years as it vanishes from lowland England. Continue reading...