Brian called me to say he had just flushed a Bittern at WSL, so quite a nice late one, plus 3 if not 4 Water Rail calling there. I was headed the other way to LFGP, marching down the squelchy path, I arrived at 18:48 and in 1 minute a Woodcock shot past downstream like it was shot out of a canon. I believe this to be the latest winter record.
However, there is a dubious mid April record of one seen and it calling in 1989, but as with many nineties records, no initials are given and to be frank I have to ask why would a Woodcock be present let alone calling outside breeding habitat?
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