The Eurasian Woodcock is one of our most secretive bird species. During the last forty years or so it has almost completely disappeared from the forests of the Swiss Plateau and the eastern Jura. The reasons for this negative development are unknown.
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© Schweizerische Vogelwarte
Eurasian Woodcock
Eurasian Woodcock
Species promotion – Eurasian Woodcock
Protection and promotion of an extremely secretive bird species
Domain
Conservation
Unit
Forest Habitats
Topic
Species Recovery, Habitat Promotion
Habitat
forest
Project start
2008
Project status
ongoing
Project management
Pierre Mollet
Project region
Aargau, Basel Land, Neuchâtel, St Gallen, Vaud
Project team members
Betroffene Vogelarten
Unit
Forest habitats
Our Forest team is committed to preserving and promoting Switzerland’s forest habitats for birds. We focus on training and continuing education in forestry, ensure knowledge is transferred into practice and contribute to reducing the deficits of waste wood and dead wood as well as species-specific, special and rare habitats through specific funding projects and land conservation in forests.
