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Mike Toms discusses this non-wading woodland wader <\/p>

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Published: Tuesday, 09 April 2024 at 14:09 PM<\/p>

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The woodcock is surprising in many ways, not least because of its association with woodland habitats, largely nocturnal behaviour and strange display-flight. Related to the snipes, the woodcock has evolved to take advantage of the small invertebrates found under woodland leaf litter and in damp soil.<\/p>

This ground-loving species flies only sparingly, except when on migration or during courtship, and does not usually wade. Such behaviours set it apart from other waders <\/a>\u2013 though there are several other woodcock species globally \u2013 and the bird is regarded as something of an oddity.<\/p>

The beautifully marked plumage provides camouflage<\/a> against the woodland floor on which it nests, and its short wings and stout legs aid a woodland lifestyle.<\/p>

Individuals may forage on woodland rides at night or move into surrounding pasture to feed, where they may be joined by common snipe if the ground is sufficiently damp; otherwise they face little competition from other wader species.<\/p>

Do you have a wildlife question you\u2019d like answered? Email your question to wildquestions@immediate.co.uk<\/a> or post it to Q&A, BBC Wildlife Magazine, Immediate Media Company, Eagle House, Bristol BS1 4ST.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n

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