.. SNIPE (gallinago gallinago). ..
Image: John Gould
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Length: 23-28cm Wingspan: 39-45cm Weight: 72-169g
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Flight: short, rasping sneeze Aerial drumming display: outstretched outer tail feathers produce a low-pitched, unearthly, 'whirring' |
Wet moors or pasture.
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Amber List
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39x28mm |
N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.
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Season: Apr-Jun |
16 years
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Breeding: 60,000 pairs Winter: 100,000
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