Beskrivelse: The bird is present in Iceland so it is likely to be a 'faeroeensis' - but to me it looks a lot like ssp. gallinago. This and other individuals seen this summer did not show much more 'maroon' on chest and sides than does the 'gallinago'. Literature also mentiones more narrow white lines on the back - not so obvious here.
Dear Rodmund.
Do you have more pictures of this bird ? :-) To me there is something wrong with the bill for a common snipe. It is too thick and probably too short. I may be wrong.
Kindly, Rune
Dear RODMUND,
As spectacular and extraordinary as Your
photo of Common S. in a Faeroese crystal stream,
25th Dec. of last year!
Above we even see its submersed Leg (= Cinclus),
and (unique in Netfugl's collection:) how 3
stripes (COMMON) join in the nape.
Also its Tail is remarkable, standing up like a
bit of a slim DAVIDOFF cigar, thigh-rolled by a
CARMEN.
Let us know if You have comments.
___________________
DANSK
Endnu et bogstaveligt fantastisk billede
af Db. bekk. i krystalklar rivende strøm.
Se benet nede i vandet og Halen løftet for
at holde cigarstumpen tør
+ 3 striber der samles i nakken!
Nu forstår vi, hvorfor der IKKE er plads til
mange vinter-Vandstære (Cinclus) på
Færøerne.
WARM rgds ......... C.
Thank´s for comments on this Snipe.
I do agree that this is not a Jack Snipe, however the bill was indeed very short, far too short for a Common snipe and note the steep forhead, this Snipe i belive shows carakters witch are not normal for Common Snipe.
A hybrid came in mind, but i don´t belive that it is the case.
However Pintail Snipe does have at short bill and tend to have a steeper forhead, could this be a Pintail Snipe ?
All my photos are from the same angle so they don´t showe anything new.
Comments are most welcome.
Dear RODMUND,
Just a thought: Enjoyed Your nice photo of
faeroeensis Common S., 25th Oct. 2008,
and find some similarities with the above
specimen:
Both birds have reddish-brown head stripes
(tegninger) - NOT bright (yellowish-white)
like e.g. Danish birds.
Both have an Unusual Whitish 'patch' next to
the bill, under the eye - most prominent on
the 2008 shot [Didn't find this white in
pictures of Pin-tail or Swinhoe's ].
So both could be variations of faeroeensis?
__________________
DANSK
Faeroeensis, ligesom Fint foto 25-10-2008
fra Eysturoy ?
BH / B. rgds. ......... Yours C.
Enig med Carsten i at fuglen er en Dobbeltbekkasin, sandsynligvis faeroeensis. Hvorvidt næbbet var 'alt for kort til DB.' må bero på det indtryk Rodmund fik i felten; der er IMO intet på nærværende billede der ser unormalt ud for DB.
ENGLISH:
The photo depicts a Common Snipe (faeroensis?),and IMO the bill does not look 'too short' for this species.
Again, with a photo from a different angle, the length of the bill could be judged more precisely, but I am convinced the best is to change the name to Common Snipe.
Hilsen/Regards
Peter
Skøn stemning + lys, RODMUND!
ENGLISH
Fine atmoshere - Jack w/ bifurcated
supercilium, like Broad-billed S.
- How did You come close to them?
- Is Broad-b. seen on the Faroes?
Hi Carsten
There is one published record of a broad-billed sandpiper from Sandoy on the 14th june 1982 (Bloch & Sørensen 1984), but following a review it is no longer accepted. But with records from both Shetland and Iceland (5 records) it should be a matter of time before a broad-billed sandpiper was added to the faroes list - but we could use more active birders :-)
Silas
Hej Carsten.
Mange tak.
Lysforholdene heroppe fra november til marts kan være en udfordring, men kan derimod også give et fantastiskt lys.
Due to that Jack snipes usualy are very approachable the Common snipe seemed to be quite comftable with the situation at a range of aprox 7 meters.
The second question i belive Silas has answerd.
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Hej Søren
Det ser ud til at du har haft en fin tur med Ole. Er der synlige forskelle på denne race og vores hjemlige ? Umiddelbart ser den ud til at have lidt mere brunlige nuancer, hvad felthåndbøgerne også beskriver, men er det også sådan man oplever den ?
Hej Henrik
Ja, vi havde en fin tur. Færøerne er et glimrende rejsemål - mange fugle og venlige mennesker.
I felten opleves den færøske race af Dobbeltbekkasin ikke meget anderledes end vores egen, men hvis man ser nøje efter, kan man erkende, at den er lidt mere rødbrun og har smallere, mere tydelige rygstriber end vores hjemlige dobbeltbekkasiner.
I praksis kan lysforhold og andre obs-betingelser imidlertid give ret forskellige indtryk af vores hjemlige bekkasiner, og set i forhold til den variation, man kan opleve her, virker den færøske race ikke påfaldende anderledes.
Mange hilsner Søren
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