Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusScolopax (Woodcocks)
- SpeciesScolopax rusticola (Eurasian Woodcock)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Woodcock sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 381 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Eurasian Woodcock are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 Wadden Sea National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Woodcock sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 381 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Woodcock in Wadden Sea National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Woodcock in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.