Woodcock Watch Blog

Chris Heward provides an update on Phynodderee, a woodcock tagged on the Isle of Man, who has started her autumn migration.

Over the last couple of weeks we’ve received transmission from three of our tagged woodcock, all of which have provided interesting information in one form or another.

With our tagged birds having left the UK behind several weeks ago it would now seem an ideal time to take a quick look at the journeys they’ve made.

Having shown no previous sign of migratory behaviour, Nellie III has now made it to Scandinavia.

Chris Heward discusses his relief as Nellie III finally begins his/her journey across the North Sea.

The woodcock’s spring migrations are well and truly underway. It’s nearly three weeks since the first of our tagged woodcock departed and now all but one of the eight active tags are outside the UK.

Chris Heward introduces the three new birds the Woodcock Watch team have tagged ahead of the ‘upcoming’ spring migration.

The recent spring-like weather seems to have inspired Sir John to start his 2,400 km migration.

Chris Heward visits the Isle of Man to tag the first of our 2017 birds.

Chris Heward shares some good news - after a long period of silence we have received new data from Doc.