stone curlew

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stone curlew: see thick-knee thick-knee, common name for terrestrial, Old World birds in the family Burhinidae. The name derives from the bird's thickened tarsal joints. Thick-knees are shy, solitary birds. They are rapid runners with long legs and partially webbed feet, which lack a hind toe.
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And finally there is one complete field of 44 acres that we leave fallow in an effort to encourage the re-appearance of the traditional birds like the rare stone curlew.

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