Common Snipe
Taken at Musselburgh on 25th September 2022 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Taken at Musselburgh on 18th October 2018 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 2nd August 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Feigning Injury to distract predator.
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 8th October 2016 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File
Common Snipe.
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Local names: 		Gallinago gallinago.
Charadriiformes.
Scolopacidae.
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Well-hidden scrape on the ground.
Insects, earthworms and plant material.
Short greenish-grey legs and a very long straight dark bill. The body is mottled brown on top and pale underneath. They have a dark stripe through the eye, with light stripes above and below it. The wings are pointed.
23 - 28 cm.
39 - 45 cm.
April - July 1 - 2 broods.
4. Light brown, heavily spotted in dark brown
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