Roast woodcock

Woodcock is one of the most prized game birds by the shooting fraternity and chefs alike. They migrate here for the winter months from Eastern Europe, where temperatures drop considerably lower than ours. They are notoriously difficult to shoot because of their perfectly camouflaged feathers and their style of flight, twisting and swerving over and around trees and hedges. Woodcock have the most beautifully flavoured flesh and, I think, should be handled with great respect and served in the