Faeces, Feathers and Flight: Understanding of Escape Behaviour in Incubating Eurasian Woodcocks (<i>Scolopax rusticola</i>).

Faeces and feathers showed a slightly significant co‐occurrence pattern, with nests being more likely to contain both (or neither) compared to cases where only one was present (Chi = 4.22, df = 1, p value =0.039). 4 Discussion In this study, we analysed extensive photographic material from various open‐source internet sources to examine traces of faeces and feathers in and around nests, aiming to demonstrate that defecation and fright moulting often accompany the escape behaviour of female Eurasian woodcocks flushed from their nests.

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