A wader with mottled plumage that blends into woodland and feeds in nearby fields at night.
Its mottled plumage blends into woodland, where this wader spends much of its time.
Males breeding in Britain fly in straight lines over their territories at dusk, giving a low, grunting call.
British nesting records give a typical clutch of four eggs, with 2–5 recorded. The female incubates for 21–24 days, and chicks hatch covered in down.
Autumn arrivals from continental Europe spread through Britain and Ireland, where the winter range is broader than the breeding range. Birds leave woodland at night to feed in nearby fields.
It has a bulky body, short legs and a very long, straight bill that tapers toward the tip. Intricate brown feather patterns blend into woodland.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.