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Snipe
Scientific name: Gallinago gallinago
Listen out for the 'drumming' sound of a male Snipe as it performs its aerial courtship display. It's not a call, but actually its tail feathers beating in the wind. Snipe live on wet grassland, marshes and moorlands throughout the UK.
Species information
Category
Statistics
Length: 25-27cmWingspan: 46cm
Weight: 110g
Average lifespan: 3 years
Conservation status
Classified in the UK as Amber under the Birds of Conservation Concern 4: the Red List for Birds (2015). Protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.