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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Winter of the Wisp

During the winter, our population of Snipe increases with an influx of birds from the continent and in some years this could be as many as a million birds. The reports of Snipe into our Ringing Scheme mainly come from hunters reporting them shot (90%+).



Summer Snipe in Iceland - Nigel Clark


We recently heard of one of these birds being 'found' this way in County Monaghan, Republic of

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