whaup

noun

1. (Scotland)The curlew, Numenius arquata.

   “It looks eerie at bright midday, when the sun is shining and whaups are crying among the seaweeds; but think what it was on that awesome night, with the Powers of Darkness brooding over it like a cloud!”

   “A whaup flapped up with its liquid, rising cry and he found himself wheeling round in a dizziness of blue as he tried to follow its flight.”