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Common Snipe; Galinago galinago

A Common Snipe stands quietly in the shallows of a small lake along the Dollard, in the Dutch Wadden Sea. Though a scarce (red list: Threatened) breeding bird in the Netherlands, it is a familiar winter visitor, perfectly at home in these calm, marshy edges.

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Uploaded on December 7, 2025
Taken on September 18, 2025