Having searched almost every day since my return to the UK at the start of November, it's hard to believe it's taken until the 9th of January to find my first Soil Hill Jack Snipe of the winter. But fortunately, it was worth the wait with a grand total of three individuals being flushed when searching through their usual haunts. Presumably, this apparent arrival of Jack Snipe is a product of the cold front moving through, with seriously cold temperatures on the continent. Whatever the reason, it is good that they are back.
-Jack Snipe
Buoyed by my success with finding Jack Snipes the previous day, this morning I went up again in the company of Harry Coghill, and using the thermal whilst patiently moving through the marsh, we managed to locate an individual before it flushed, offering absolutely unbelievable views as it relayed totally on its camouflage. This is only the third time I have found an individual this way, and hopefully, it will not be the last.
-Jack Snipe
Species List:
Soil Hill: Canada Goose, Mallard, Common Pheasant, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Common Wood Pigeon, Jack Snipe, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, European Herring Gull, Common Buzzard, Eurasian Magpie, Western Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Blue Tit, Great Tit, Eurasian Wren, Common Starling, Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Common Blackbird, Fieldfare, European Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Meadow Pipit, Eurasian Bullfinch, European Goldfinch,
Soil Hill: Canada Goose, Mallard, Common Pheasant, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Common Wood Pigeon, Jack Snipe, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, European Herring Gull, Common Buzzard, Eurasian Magpie, Western Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Blue Tit, Great Tit, Eurasian Wren, Common Starling, Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Common Blackbird, Fieldfare, European Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Meadow Pipit, Eurasian Bullfinch, European Goldfinch,
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