Laurie Campbell / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) probing for invertebrate prey in marsh in wintry conditions, Berwickshire, Scotland, January

Laurie Campbell / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) probing for invertebrate prey in marsh in wintry conditions, Berwickshire, Scotland, January.

Laurie Campbell / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) feeding by probing soft mud for invertebrate prey in damp area of deciduous woodland, Berwickshire, Scotland, January.

Markus Varesvuo / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) at nest, Vaala, Finland, June.

Markus Varesvuo / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) at nest, Vaala, Finland, June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) Jyvaskyla, Keski-Finland / Central Finland, Finland, May.

Jussi Murtosaari / Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) Jyvaskyla, Keski-Finland / Central Finland, Finland, May.

Albert Lleal / Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) feathers showing cryptic coloration

David Tipling / Woodcock (Scolopax ruticola) portrait, Norfolk, England, UK, December.

Peter Hering / Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

David Tipling / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) four eggs in nest on ground in undergrowth, Glen Affric, Scottish Highlands, UK. May.

Laurie Campbell / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) in snow, portrait, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK. January.