Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Status at Longham Lakes
Rare winter visitor:
1. 1 flushed from Samuel’s Wood, 11th January 2010, during a period when these birds were seen everywhere because of frozen conditions.
2. 1 flushed from Emily’s Wood, 1st March 2011.
3. 2 flushed from the Settling Marsh (ringing area), 1st April 2013 (Roger Peart).
4. 1 flushed from the Settling Marsh, 9th September 2013 (Roger Peart).
5. 1 flushed from the West Fields in freezing conditions, 3rd February 2015 (Dominic Couzens).
1. 1 flushed from Samuel’s Wood, 11th January 2010, during a period when these birds were seen everywhere because of frozen conditions.
2. 1 flushed from Emily’s Wood, 1st March 2011.
3. 2 flushed from the Settling Marsh (ringing area), 1st April 2013 (Roger Peart).
4. 1 flushed from the Settling Marsh, 9th September 2013 (Roger Peart).
5. 1 flushed from the West Fields in freezing conditions, 3rd February 2015 (Dominic Couzens).
Birds of Longham Lakes
