"Numenius arquata, the Curlew or Whaup, breeds freely on the moorlands of Britain; and extends throughout Northern Europe and Asia to Lake Baikal. The plumage is pale brown with darker streaks, the rump, tail, and axillaries being white, and the two latter barred with brown; the belly is white, the breast nearly in winter." A. H. Evans, 1900

Curlew

"Numenius arquata, the Curlew or Whaup, breeds freely on the moorlands of Britain; and extends throughout…

The Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) is a wader in the family Scolopacidae.

Eurasian Curlew

The Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) is a wader in the family Scolopacidae.