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Snipe

E39MSport · 2012-03-13 15:52:44

Do snipe flock like Starlings? Pretty sure I saw one in the distance and with the bins they looked like snipe. There were several hundred birds and they were flying in close formation like a murmuration.

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13-03-2012 4:52pm

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E39MSport

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Do snipe flock like Starlings?

Pretty sure I saw one in the distance and with the bins they looked like snipe.

There were several hundred birds and they were flying in close formation like a murmuration.

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#2 13-03-2012 10:04pm
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Might it have been a woodcock? They are really active near me at the moment and the time of day (evening) would be right

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#3 14-03-2012 9:24am
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Quite possibly. Had to look for an image on google. I'll keep an eye out.

Thanks.

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#4 14-03-2012 3:26pm
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I have often seen lapwings flocking at thia time of the year. Is this a possibility?

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#5 14-03-2012 6:49pm
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Probably Golden plover

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#6 14-03-2012 8:33pm
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Was going to mention Plover as well - they make that same kind of angular shape.

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