Wading & Sea Birds

Flight of the South Downs Curlews

This tapestry is the first of the Wading & Sea Birds series.

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When finished it will portray the silhouettes of three Curlews Numenius arquata in flight.

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The inspiration came whilst reading about the Southern England Curlew Project.  Managed by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust and Norfolk Estate in West Sussex. They have been headstarting Curlews to establish a breeding curlew population on the South Downs.

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Intertwined with the Curlews are woven strips of colours representing three of the essential habitats needed by the birds throughout the year - spring and summer meadows; mudflats; moorland.