SPECIES FACTFILE

WOODCOCK Scientific name: Scolopax rusticola

Length: 33-38cm (inc bill 6-8) Wingspan: 55-65cm UK numbers: 55,241 breeding pairs / 1.4 million wintering Habitat: Breed in moist woodland, or fields with wet soil, shade and undergrowth Diet: Worms, beetles, spiders, caterpillars, fly larva, small snails