puddocks

Noun

puddock (plural puddocks)

1. A bird, the red kite.
   • One cottager in particular interests me: Henry Howsden, born to John the shepherd and his wife, Mary. I picture him as a young lad two centuries ago, hiding in the flowerbeds, chasing butterflies, pointing up at the puddocks, playing games with his siblings and Clare’s children.2026 July 29, Nic Wilson, Country diary: In poet John Clare’s garden, I contemplate my ancestor who lived here too (in The Guardian)