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I also would like to note that once I flushed a Snipe at Central Colo (west
of
Sydney) which also flew in a direct manner rather than erratically and
"zig-zagging" like a typical snipe. It flew much slower than a normal snipe
but I lossed sight of it when It landed and could not see it again. It also
did not make a sound when flushed. It was the same colour and shape as any
Japanese Snipe. This was back in December 1992 and was flushes from
paperbarks growing in the middle of a swamp. Could it be a different Snipe
species?
Edwin
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From: Laurence & Leanne Knight <>
To: <>
Date: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 6:34
Subject: birding-aus Snipe
>birding-aus
>
>G'day
>
>On the weekend I was doing a bit of spotting round Clarrie Hall Dam
>[near Uki / Mt Warning in northern NSW]. Four times while I was walking
>in the shin-knee high grass a couple of metres from the edge of the lake
>I flushed what I presume were Latham's Snipe [there were at least two
>birds] - they had long dark bills, white underparts and distinct head
>streaks.
>
>There is a fair bit of variation in the listed size of L snipe - ranging
>from 24-26 cm in Simpson & Day to 28-31 cm in Pizzey and Knight. These
>birds seemed to be at the larger end of that spectrum.
>
>In a major point of difference with the field guides however, the snipe
>did not 'dash wildly into the sky' or fly in a 'zig zagging' or 'erratic
>flight'. Rather, their flight was more consistent with the Readers
>Digest - they flew around 100 metres in a fairly direct manner about 2-5
>metres above the ground before landing in the grass beside the lake
>again.
>
>The literature suggests that Lathams snipe is the only one frequenting
>NSW - are there any reliable records of similar species of snipe in
>northern NSW?
>
>Laurie Knight, Brisbane.
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