It wouldn’t be Winterwatch without a bobbing jack snipe 😎 No one’s sure exactly why jack snipes perform this behaviour, but it’s thought it must be something to do with flushing out their invertebrate prey from the mud below! This fantastic video was taken by one of our viewers Paul Richards, who said, “I recently managed to video this beautiful little jack snipe which had been hiding away for many hours. I would love to see it bobbing to some appropriate music. Perhaps you have some ideas of w

Wonderful to watch and film this 'bobbing' Jack Snipe in the south Mainland today. Video by Hugh. More on our series of award-winning small group wildlife holidays at http://www.shetlandwildlife.co.uk/holidays/wildlife.htm. | Shetland Wildlife

14K views · 998 reactions | Filming this Jack Snipe 'dancing' here in Shetland was one of our highlights of 2017. What music would you add to accompany the amazing movements? | Shetland Wildlife | Facebook

282K views · 9.1K reactions | Known for their incredible bobbing up and down jack snipe are highly elusive but certainly have all the moves! ❄️ #Winterwatch | BBC Springwatch | Facebook

23K views · 399 reactions | Welcome to the Jack Hughes snipe show  | Sportsnet | Facebook

43K views · 465 reactions | Jack Snipe or Common Snipe? Can you tell the difference? https://www.gwct.org.uk/snipeappeal #conservation #britishbirds | Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) | Facebook

A master of camouflage! This jack snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) was captured on camera by Andy our Lound Lakes Warden whilst completing some reedbed maintenance at our Hen Reedbeds nature reserve. The golden stripes and dark brown plumage are a great imitator of the reedbed habitat 🌾 | Suffolk Wildlife Trust