Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusScolopax (Woodcocks)
- SpeciesScolopax rusticola (Eurasian Woodcock)
Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Woodcock in Cairngorms National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Woodcock sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 71 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Woodcock in Cairngorms National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Woodcock in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.