7 AUGUST 1936, Page 22

A WOODCOCK'S THIRD SITTING ?

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]

SIR,—A short distance -from my house -there can be seen a woodcock sitting on four eggs. This is surely a very exceptional event at this time of year. It is well known that woodcock will breed twice m a season. Can this be a third sitting ?— Yours.faithfully,,