Ironically, for a birder to be on such a ground, the Common Snipe or Pintail Snipe should have taken off the ground, and be in flight, exposing its underwings. More on this, later. Now ...

The common snipe, a relative of woodcock, are hunted in the fall in Pennsylvania. Because of their erratic flights, it takes great shooting skill to bag one. The term "sniper" came from snipe hunting.

This diminutive wader is common throughout Ireland ... bird for the roasting pot, snipe are notoriously difficult to shoot because of their speed and erratic flight when driven from cover, hence ...

Wetland dwellers that probably were historically common Ohio breeders, such as the snipe, suffered accordingly. Glacier Ridge is a green oasis surrounded by crop fields and the ever-encroaching ...

Wearstler gave them a rundown of the history, physical identifiers and bird calls to attract a snipe, a bird known for its fast, erratic flight. Geauga Parks District Naturalist Trevor Wearstler ...

Yet every summer thousands of Latham's snipe (Gallinago hardwickii) migrate from Hokkaido in northern Japan to south-eastern Australia. The birds arrive in Australia between August and September ...