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Jack Snipe
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the jack snipe.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about the British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Jack Snipe. The song of the Jack snipe has been likened to the sound of a distant horse cantering along a road. To hear it though, you need to visit Scandinavian bogs and mires where these small waders breed. When the ice seals their northern breeding areas jack snipes head south and west and many winter in the British Isles.
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Mon 3 Apr 2023
05:58
大象传媒 Radio 4
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Image courtesy of David Tipling (rspb-images.com)
Broadcasts
- Mon 14 Oct 2013 05:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 20 Oct 2013 08:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Mon 15 Jun 2015 05:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 16 Sep 2016 05:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Wed 12 Sep 2018 05:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Wed 26 May 2021 05:58大象传媒 Radio 4
- Mon 3 Apr 2023 05:58大象传媒 Radio 4
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