Woodcock

Just taken the dog out for its afternoon emptying and it very kindly flushed only my second ever Woodcock in this end of Calderdale, last one was around 18 years ago ! The dog took off in the woodland between the canal and Calder just down from Park Nook Lock. I throught it had picked up a squirrels scent but after about 30 seconds out popped a Woodcock from the ground just in front of it. Last one I saw locally was in Park Wood about 18 years ago.