Curlews have become a rare sight, their numbers plummeting by 50% in 15 years.

杓鷸的数量在十五年间锐减50%，变得越发罕见。

They could hear the curlew whistling and the plover calling amid that monotonous plash of the waves that murmured all around the coast.

沙滩四周，海浪单调如一的拍打声碎细呢喃，莱维德和希拉甚至还能听到麻鹬的鸣啾，偶然夹杂凤头麦鸡的求偶声。

I see them pass, I hear the calls of those that are articulate, such as the great bittern and the curlew, but I know from books only a few details of their living.

我看到它们经过，我听到那些能说会道的动物的叫声，比如大麻雀和麻鹬，但我从书本上只知道它们生活的一些细节。