1.6K views · 103 reactions | If you see a Curlew at the nature reserve in early May, it's likely to be the smaller Whimbrel - they also have stripier heads. At the end of the video there are also Starlings for size comparison. They are on their way north from West Africa to their nesting sites in Shetland or Scandinavia. They are refueling on worms and insects in the grassland https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/birds/wading-birds/whimbrel | Rye Harbour Nature Reserve | Facebook