Great Snipe Gallinago media [Latham, 1787] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Scolopacidae |
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BTO Codes:
DS, GRESN
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EURING No: 5200 | |
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Number in Britain:
3 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
28 cm
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Wingspan: 48 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 190 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: gallina=a hen and L.: medius=intermediate |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: ne Europe, n&c Asia, WINTERS: e&s Africa |
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Habitat:
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Wet grassland, marsh & damp scrub |
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Diet:
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Earthworms, molluscs and insects, also seeds |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Kent, c. 1780
(Pennant, T. 1766. The British zoology, rev. ed.)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
148
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Most Likely to Occur in:
August to October
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Argyll
(1903),
Angus & Dundee
(1927),
Ayrshire
(1921),
Borders
(1925),
Clyde
(1927),
Dumfries & Galloway
(1935),
Fife
(1951),
Upper Forth
(1925),
Highland
(1975),
Lothian
(1912),
Moray & Nairn
(1934),
Northeast
(2004),
Outer Hebrides
(1938),
Orkney
(2000),
Perth & Kinross
(1955),
Shetland
(2006),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(1976),
Durham
(1896),
Northumberland
(1976),
East Yorkshire
(1996),
North Yorkshire
(1993),
South Yorkshire
(1885),
West Yorkshire
(1873),
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North-west England:
Cheshire
(1957),
Cumbria
(1992),
Lancashire
(1948),
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English Midlands:
Derbyshire
(1941),
Leicestershire
(1885),
Northamptonshire
(1884),
Nottinghamshire
(1989),
Shropshire
(1905),
Staffordshire
(1954),
Warwickshire
(1894),
West Midlands
(1995),
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Eastern England:
Bedfordshire
(1967),
Cambridgeshire
(1955),
Essex
(1989),
Hertfordshire
(2001),
Lincolnshire
(1984),
Norfolk
(2007),
Suffolk
(2003),
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South-east England:
Berkshire
(1956),
Buckinghamshire
(1962),
Hampshire
(1934),
Isle of Wight
(1879),
Kent
(1998),
Greater London
(1989),
Oxfordshire
(1932),
East Sussex
(1975),
West Sussex
(1964),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(1898),
Devon
(1956),
Dorset
(1896),
Gloucestershire
(1958),
Somerset
(1949),
Wiltshire
(1936),
Isles of Scilly
(1973),
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Wales:
Ceredigion
(1947),
Caernarfonshire
(2003),
Denbighshire
(1911),
Meirionnydd
(2003),
Pembrokeshire
(1905),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Gïach Fawr |
| Danish: Tredækker | Dutch: Poelsnip |
| Finnish: Heinäkurppa | French: Bécassine double |
| German: Doppelschnepfe | Hungarian: Nagy sárszalonka |
| Icelandic: Heiðasnípa | Irish: Naoscach Mhór |
| Italian: Croccolone | Norwegian: Dobbeltbekkasin |
| Polish: Dubelt (bekas dubelt) | Portuguese: Narceja-real |
| Spanish: Agachadiza real | Swedish: Dubbelbeckasin |
| Local Names:Solitary Snipe | |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Rouxel, R. 2000 Snipes of the western Palearctic Eveil Nature, St Yrieix sur Charente [598.612 ROU] | |
| See Also: | |
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
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