Woodcock

BTO - Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola
http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2001/wcrwoodc.htm
Read article from British Trust for Ornithology identifying current status of woodcock in Britain. Supported by colour image and charts showing number fluctuations.

Game Conservancy Trust, The - Woodcock Survey Design
http://www.gct.org.uk/text03.asp?PageId=199/
Find out how game shoots and influx of woodcocks from Scandinavia and Russia make accurate assessment of population difficult. See graphs, data, and conclusion.

GourmetFly.com - Woodcock
http://www.gourmetfly.com/Huntw.htm
Releases information about hunting woodcock in France. Find out about location, season, and bag size, plus colour images of the bird and gun dogs.

Irish Examiner - Elusive Woodcock Evokes Deep Mysteries
http://www.irishexaminer.com/text/story.asp?j=37016196819&
p=37xy6y976yx&n=37016197640/
Make up your own mind after reading report that suggests reason for the annual fluctuation of woodcock numbers in Ireland.

Irish Field Sports - British & Irish Game Birds: Woodcock
http://www.irishfieldsports.com/gamebirds/woodcock.htm
Research this bird that appears to have developed a flying technique designed to avoid the guns. Discover what a “right and left” is, and see colour photography.

Lincolnshire Bird Club - Woodcock
http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare_birds/woodcock.htm
Peruse this diary record of UK bird club member’s observations of a pair of woodcocks in his Lincolnshire garden. Supported by photography.

MangoVerde - Eurasian Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola http://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec62-1.html
Begin to recognizing the call of the woodcock by listening to four audio clips. Also find colour images and references.

Mow Cop - Woodcock, The
http://www.mowcop.com/htm/bird.htm
Discusses the bird, its characteristics, winter habitat, and curious flight. See colour photograph proving extraordinary camouflage.

Oriental Bird Images - Eurasian Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola
http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_
ID=1184&Bird_Image_ID=6700&Bird_Family_ID=130/
Look at the physical appearance of the woodcock at close-quarters with large colour photograph of bird in natural environment. Location, photographer, and date.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Woodcock
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/w/woodcock/
Check out this strange nocturnal bird with odd walk. Offers full description, breeding, wintering, call, and diet.

Search 4to40.com - Woodcock http://www.4to40.com/earth/geography/htm/birdsindex.asp?counter=106/
Digest this short profile packed with information about the woodcock. Find out its natural habitat, diet, and call, plus simple colour drawing.

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