The island is reported to support a large number of breeding water birds including coursers, curlews, godwits, gulls, plovers and sanderlings.
en.wikipedia.org It is mainly greyish brown, including the underwings, with a white belly, and a short, for a curlew, curved bill.
en.wikipedia.org The distribution of curlews has altered considerably in the past hundred years as a result of changing agricultural practices.
en.wikipedia.org The surrounding dry prairie uplands offer opportunities to observe marbled godwits and long-billed curlews.
en.wikipedia.org The site contains uncommon species, including fen pondweed, orchids, curlews, lapwings and snipes.
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