Just a quickie. Having finished my supper, I ventured outside for my evening nicotine, only to disturb a woodcock from the garden. It crashed its wings, heading off northwards up the valley. A fly by silhouette of down pointing beak and fat, pot bellied shape were the main give aways, along with the whirring wings. Great sound.
Be good to find this species roding in the area. Males tend to fly at tree height as from mid April, calling with a most distinctive sound. I suspect woods around here may hold resident pairs.
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