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common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) at MarshsideMarshside is a wetland nature reserve operated by the RSPB in the Marshside area of Southport, Merseyside, England.It lies 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the centre of Southport, [1] on the southern side of the Ribble estuary, and is part of the wider Ribble & Alt Estuaries Ramsar reserve.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a charitable organisation registered in England and Wales [1] and in Scotland. [2] It was founded in 1889. It works to promote conservation and protection of birds and the wider environment through public awareness campaigns, petitions and through the operation of nature reserves throughout the United Kingdom.
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The jack snipe or jacksnipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) is a small stocky wader. It is the smallest snipe , and the only member of the genus Lymnocryptes . Features such as its sternum and its continuous 'bobbing up and down' make it quite distinct from other snipes or woodcocks .
If the snipe flies, hunters have difficulty wing-shooting due to the bird's erratic flight pattern. The difficulties involved around hunting snipes gave rise to the military term sniper , which originally meant an expert hunter highly skilled in marksmanship and camouflaging , but later evolved to mean a sharpshooter or a shooter who makes ...
Entry to the reserve is free for RSPB members, although a fee is charged for non-members. The site is open daily from 9 am to sunset or 9 pm, which ever is later. Except for 25 and 26 December, it is open year-round. The visitor centre and facilities are open from 10 am and close at 4 pm from November to February, 5 pm the rest of the year.
rspb Website Garston Wood is a 34-hectare (84-acre) woodland nature reserve on the border between Dorset and Wiltshire in England , around 3 km (2 mi) north of the village of Sixpenny Handley , owned by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to protect species living in the region.
The great snipe (Gallinago media) is a small stocky wader in the genus Gallinago. This bird's breeding habitat is marshes and wet meadows with short vegetation in north-eastern Europe , including north-western Russia .