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woodcock this time of year. rare?

  • 08-04-2009 2:06pm
    #1
    stevoman
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    has anyone seen any woodcock at this time of year. i was driving to work yesterday and without a doubt a woodcock flew straight across me i had a perfect view of him. a lovely bird in flight.

    i guess he's native as probobly the migrating woodcock would be gone by now or would they?

    has anyone else made any recent woodcock sightings?


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  • #2
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    They are resident and breeding birds. I see them all year round. We get some migration from Scandinavia and Russia and Winter movement around the country but they are always here. They are very much an under-recorded species with probably more breeding pairs than realised.


  • #3
    stevoman
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    its the first time i have seen one in spring to be honest. io know their is a woodcock association of ireland now who are doing work on trying to get a figure on just how many are in ireland at the moment and their habits. it was great to see one the way i did.


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