Jack Snipe
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the jack snipe.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about the British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Jack Snipe. The song of the Jack snipe has been likened to the sound of a distant horse cantering along a road. To hear it though, you need to visit Scandinavian bogs and mires where these small waders breed. When the ice seals their northern breeding areas jack snipes head south and west and many winter in the British Isles.
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Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Broadcasts
- Mon 14 Oct 2013 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 20 Oct 2013 08:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Mon 15 Jun 2015 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 16 Sep 2016 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Wed 12 Sep 2018 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Wed 26 May 2021 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Mon 3 Apr 2023 05:58Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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