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Eurasian Woodcock(Creabhar)
Scolopax rusticola
Birdmediumnocturnal
Identification Tips
- 1Plump, rounded body with a long straight bill
- 2Intricate brown, black, and buff camouflage plumage
- 3Large dark eyes set high on the head for all-round vision
- 4Usually seen on the ground among leaf litter
- 5Squat posture, often motionless relying on camouflage
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Description
A superbly camouflaged wading bird of woodland floors. Woodcock are notoriously difficult to spot but their cryptic plumage occasionally appears on camera traps.
Habitat
woodlandboghedgerow