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Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. Wochenschau, Austria Various shots, in a woodland area where a man with sound recording equipment (possibly a naturalist) tries to record the courting song of the rare Woodcock. CUs The Woodcock perform its courting dance, displaying its tail like a fan and above the eyes there is a red swellings known as “roses“. When the recordist tries to get too close, the bird attacks the recording equipment and he eventually gives up and walks away. Note: Date on original record: 02/05/1966. Amendment March 2011: This bird is actually a blackcock, a totally different species! FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the n
