A last mad dash in the dying day
It’s said that a million woodcock come to Britain each winter. Mustering an extraordinary level of ambition and resilience, the little birds dash over the North Sea from their summer homes in Scandinavia and Russia. This represents a staggering influx of migrants. If you were to add their combined mass together in a single lump, Britain receives more than 300 tonnes of woodcock during October and November.
Their arrival is a natural landmark for the changing seasons, but it frequently goes unnoticed by all but a few of the keenest observers.
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As the woodcock arrive, individual birds often find their way into back gardens and onto football pitches, sometimes in the centre of major cities. Social media lights
