Common Snipe
My first shot of this bird. This small, stocky wader is native to the Old World. This bird is the most widespread of several similar Snipes. This usually shy and well camouflaged bird conceals itself close to the ground vegetation and flushes only when approached closely. Though the species is not threatened its numbers on the southern fringes of the breeding range, most notably and expectedly in parts of England and Germany, are however declining with local extinction in some areas, mainly due to field drainage and agricultural intensification.
Common Snipe
My first shot of this bird. This small, stocky wader is native to the Old World. This bird is the most widespread of several similar Snipes. This usually shy and well camouflaged bird conceals itself close to the ground vegetation and flushes only when approached closely. Though the species is not threatened its numbers on the southern fringes of the breeding range, most notably and expectedly in parts of England and Germany, are however declining with local extinction in some areas, mainly due to field drainage and agricultural intensification.