Woodcock roding (1 Viewer)

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Stoggler

Getting to grips with young gulls

• Jun 25, 2012

• #1

Hi

Quick question - up to how late in the year do Woodcock do their roding? Have I missed it for this year?

Thanks

 

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fugl

Well-known member

• Jun 25, 2012

• #2

Stoggler said:

Hi

Quick question - up to how late in the year do Woodcock do their roding? Have I missed it for this year?

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Judging by my experience (FWIW since it was in Scotland at only one place), you just might have. I spent not a few weekend evenings at Aberlady Bay (East Lothian) many years ago watching roding woodcock above the pines at Blackford Plantation. This was over a 3-year-period. The earliest I ever saw roding was on February 29th, the latest June 20th.

Woodcock breed at Aberlady & on August 8th one year I had the good fortune to flush a woodcock with large young which flew off with one of the babies dangling between its thighs. A red-letter day! Woodcock carrying young in flight was something I had read about but certainly never expected to see.

 

Farnboro John

Well-known member

• Jun 25, 2012

• #3

I'd have thought you might still be all right, I'll keep an eye out as I skulk about in the dusk round here anyway and let you know.

John

 

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Tideliner

Well-known member

• Jun 25, 2012

• #4

Getting towards the end of the English roding period , but you could get one still roding over the next couple of weeks. Late April and May is usualy the best time.

 

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Deseo

Well-known member

• Jun 26, 2012

• #5

I have just been watching them roding in Clumber Park Notts, up to 4 birds.

 

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TJW

Well-known member

• Jun 30, 2012

• #6

Woodcock roding this evening in Perthshire.

 

JohnnyH

Aldershot till I die!

• Jun 30, 2012

• #7

A total of 10 seen at 2 sites in SW Surrey this evening.

John.