Andy Sands / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) female walking along ditch at edge of road, Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, UK, May

Edwin Giesbers / Umbilicate woodcock orchid (Ophrys umbilicata) flowers. Cyprus. April.

Robert Thompson / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) camouflaged and resting in leaf litter, Huntly Wood, Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, December.

Laurie Campbell / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) in snowy conditions, Berwickshire, Scotland, January

Gary K. Smith / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) feeding at woodland edge in snow covered leaf litter, Norfolk, UK, January

Gerrit Vyn / American woodcock (Scolopax minor) feeding on an earthworm, April, Tompkins County, New York, USA

Sylvain Cordier / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), in undergrowth in winter, Brittany, France.

Sylvain Cordier / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), in undergrowth in winter, Brittany, France.

Sylvain Cordier / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), in undergrowth in winter, Brittany, France.

Sylvain Cordier / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), in undergrowth in winter, Brittany, France.

Sylvain Cordier / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) in undergrowth in winter, Brittany, France.

Sylvain Cordier / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), in undergrowth in winter, Brittany, France.

Sylvain Cordier / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), in undergrowth in winter, Brittany, France.

Eric Medard / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) well hidden on ground in snow, Mayenne, France, February.

Laurent Geslin / European Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) with her chicks, Switzerland

Andy Sands / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) nest with four eggs amongst heather on working grouse moor, Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, UK, April

Edwin Giesbers / Umbilicate woodcock orchid (Ophrys umbilicata) Cyprus. April.

Edwin Giesbers / Umbilicate woodcock orchid (Ophrys umbilicata) flower. Cyprus. April.

Edwin Giesbers / Umbilicate woodcock orchid (Ophrys umbilicata) flower, close up. Cyprus. April.

Edwin Giesbers / Umbilicate woodcock orchid (Ophrys umbilicata), Cyprus. April.

Andy Sands / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) Female roosting on dry stone wall, Upper Teesdale, England, UK, June

Andy Sands / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) Female Perched on dry stone wall, Upper Teesdale, England, UK, June

Andy Sands / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) male feeding among flowers in upland hay meadow, Upper Teesdale, England, UK, June

David Tipling / Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) North Norfolk, England, UK. February

David Tipling / Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) camouflaged on the forest floor, North Norfolk, England, UK. February

David Tipling / Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) North Norfolk, England, UK. February

David Tipling / Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) North Norfolk, England, UK. February

David Tipling / Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) North Norfolk, England, UK. February

David Tipling / Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) North Norfolk, England, UK. February

Markus Varesvuo / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) flying carrying Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) prey Vaala, Finland, June.

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.

Werner Bollmann / Abstract view of Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) in flight, Hallefors, Sweden. Small repro only.

Martin Gabriel / Woodcock murex snail (Murex scolopax), its aperture locked with operculum, Gulf of Oman, Sultanate of Oman, January, CROPPED

Sam Hobson / Feathers of Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) prey remains colected in Bristol during winter. Clockwise from top - whimbrel, woodcock, teal, teal, golden plover, snipe, woodcock, snipe, teal, snipe....

MYN / Eduardo Blanco / Woodcock orchid (Ophrys scolopax), Corella, Navarra, Spain, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

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.

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

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

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

David Tipling / Illustration of Woodcock (Scolopax minor) from 1861 entitled Game birds of America by H.M. Clay.

Ingo Arndt / Venus comb shell (Murex pecten) from Philippines, in collection at Ozeania Maritime Museum / Meeresmuseum Ozeania, Riedenburg, Germany. For sale in the UK only.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Woodcock orchid (Ophrys cornuta/scolopax) with mating Black veined white butterflies (Aporia crataegi), Bela Reka, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Woodcock orchid, (Ophrys cornuta/scolopax) Bela Reka, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Woodcock orchid, (Ophrys cornuta/scolopax) Bela Reka, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May.

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Horned Ophrys (Ophrys scolopax ssp cornuta) in flower, near Peschici, Gargano, Italy, April. Meetyourneighbours.net project