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Book SynopsisFocuses a razor light on the plight of one of our most iconic birds. Inspirational!' Tim BirkheadCurlews are Britain's largest wading bird, known for their evocative calls which embody wild places; they provoke a range of emotions that many have expressed in poetry, art and music.A bird stands alone on the edge of a mudflat. Its silhouette is unmistakable. A plump body sits atop stilty legs. The long neck arcs into a small head, which tapers further into a long curved bill. The smooth, convex outlines of this curlew are alluring. They touch some ancestral liking we all have for shapes that are round and smooth.Over the last 20 years numbers in the UK have halved; the Eurasian Curlew is one of our most endangered birds. With a quarter of the world population breeding in the UK and Ireland, this is nothing short of a disaster. The curlew is showing all the signs of being the next Great Auk.In Curlew Moon, Mary Colwell takes us on a 500-mile journey on foot from the west coast of Ireland
Trade Review‘Focuses a razor light on the plight of one of our most iconic birds. Inspirational!’ Tim Birkhead
‘Curlew Moon is a book with an urgent and important message’ Times Literary Supplement
‘Well-crafted and thoughtful … meticulously researched and charmingly illustrated’ Country Life
‘Readable, highly informed and heartfelt … Colwell has lovely poetic insights’ Mark Cocker, Spectator
‘An odyssey for an age of extinction’ Guardian
‘A fascinating blend of Curlews, agricultural history, culture and poetry – written beautifully’ Graham Appleton, Wadertales blog
