woodcock

[tia]

Anyone any reports of woodcock yet ?

 

[finnbear270]

If you are really into Woodcock, they are as common as sparrows on Arran.

 

[bogtrotter]

Not just Arran but the west coast in general, may be odd ones arrive this month but don't expect to see any great number until next months full moon.

 

[BJS]

Had one over the guns on Exmoor on Monday but only one seen all day

 

[old keeper]

We need a bit of hard weather to bring them down to the Westcountry, won't be here in any numbers till later in the year.

 

[ANDREW243]

Out lamping Friday night and saw the first 2 of the season.Winter's coming.

 

[Emma Rifles]

Shouldnt be long but certainly a nice frost or two will no doubt see them arriving.
Fantastic little birds and always a joy to see. Can remember seeing one ' square up ' to Sparrow Hawk that had taken a pass at it once.....like a miniature Black Cock, wings spread and rotating round as the hawk tried to move in. Gave up in the end a both flew off. Missed the deer I was going for while watching it !!!!

 

[Fisheruk]

One this morniing in the pinewood

 

[MARKSP]

I shot my first woodcock of the year on saturday, in the falkirk area.

 

[Silver20]

Flushed 2 yesterday while beating but they are more likely resident we get a few that seem to stay every year, next moon and a bit of hard weather before we see good numbers. Last year was a bumper in my neck of the woods.

 

[tjwaines]

Seen a couple about, but we've only had one 'stir up day' so far. We get very good numbers indeed where we are on the east coast, had some serious 'bumper days' over the last few years !!! Got two lads in our syndicate with their left and rights.

tom

 

[MARKSP]

we had a touch of frost here on thursday morning, hopefully bring more in soon.

 

[Caberhill]

Yes this morning and again this evening in the same place.

 

[roedeerred]

flushed two out of standing maze on our little shoot yesterday

 

[tia]

Saw one myself this morning !! The last three years my first sightings have been near my pheasant pen.
Great bird,glad there back!

 

[dully1963]

Picked Quite a few up in the lamp while foxing north east last week

 

[Rowey]

Saw first one yesterday

 

[sinbad]

had one fly through the guns unscathed on saturday!

 

[docholiday]

Shot my first one last Saturday, probably a resident though

 

[jon2]

Islay is the place for Woodcock.

We shot 88 in 4 days when I was there last.