woodcock

"There are many records of woodcock males singing along their migration routes, which has always been a mystery because it's energetically expensive," said Slezak.

It was hoped species such as lapwing, redshank and woodcock would find a haven in the wet woodland, while otters and water voles would use the restored network of waterways as corridors and breeding habitat.

In the spring and the fall, the American woodcock often makes an appearance.

A bird conservation charity said it had been locked out of its Twitter account for eight days after posting several tweets about woodcock.

They concluded the woodcock gets its brilliance from the microscopic structure of tiny barbs arranged in parallel like window blinds, increasing the feathers’ reflective surface area.