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

90K views · 5.3K reactions | Wonderful to watch and film this...

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

Forget Serious Jockin' - how about some Serious Bobbin' - Jack Snipe filmed today in the south Mainland by Hugh. More on our series of award-winning day tours and small group wildlife holidays at http://www.shetlandwildlife.co.uk/holidays/wildlife.htm | Shetland Wildlife

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

This Jack Snipe is going to show you its best moves and you BETTER be nice 🫵 Jack Snipes bounce as if they’re on a spring when they feed, giving them a characteristic “groove”. But don’t be fooled by their whimsy, Jack Snipes are pretty shy birds as they crouch down to the ground if approached and use their camouflaged feathers to hide. But if you do spot one, you might see it fly low and rapidly drop down again, unlike other Snipes which zig-zag and then fly off high… #speciesspotlight #jacksn

86K views · 1.4K reactions | 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 | Facebook