Curlew Print

A print of my original painting of the Eurasian Curlew, the UK's largest wading bird, with its long down-curved bill and haunting, bubbling call. Curlews nest on the ground in damp meadows, moorland and rough grazing, and spend the winter on estuaries and coasts.

The Curlew is on the Red list of the UK's Birds of Conservation Concern, the highest level of concern, and is also classed as Near Threatened globally. Breeding numbers have fallen steeply because the open, damp grassland it nests in has been lost or changed, and because its ground nests and chicks are vulnerable to predators and to farming operations. The UK holds a globally important share of the world's breeding Curlews, so its future here matters.

Your print is A4 size and will be mounted and ready to frame. Mount is 5.5cm width making the artwork 41cm x 31cm in total. The print can be removed from the mount and backing should you wish to present it in a different type of mount or in a collection.

Included is information on this particular bird and some information on simple ways to help our Red Listed birds.