The jack snipe spent February to April in Staffordshire, then flew overnight to Essex. The the next day it reached Germany and the next day Poland. That's 1,000 kilometres in three days.

Jack snipe usually stay hidden in dense vegetation, but the cold weather has driven them into the open Three "rarely seen" northern European wading birds have been attracting large numbers of ...

"The jack snipe often won't fly on approach but instead uses it's cryptic camouflage and sits extremely still even when a careful approach literally puts you in touching distance.

Jack snipe don't tend to fly away when you get close to them, instead they hunker down and stay still. You can be right on top of one and never know.

Jack snipe are a winter visitor to the UK, spending their summers on waterlogged bogs in northern Europe. Bird charity frozen out after woodcock tweets. Published. 31 January 2023.

Stunning pictures of an elusive bird have been captured by a photographer in County Durham. John Dodsworth uses a thermal camera to help locate the secretive jack snipe, which is known for being ...

Jack snipe don't tend to fly away when you get close to them, instead they hunker down and stay still. You can be right on top of one and never know. Image caption, ...