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Great Snipe

Gallinago media (Latham, J 1787)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Fernand DEROUSSEN 2007-06-03 Gmina Goniądz (near Osowiec), Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Podlaskie (Poland) (110 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 140552
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Hans Norelius 2013-06-25 Åre County. Precise location is protected., Jämtland (former) (Sweden) (420 m) song -

Recording from a large playing ground (lek) with more than 10 birds playing, several often at the same time facing towards each other. Biotope is mountain moore with low vegetation, precise location in Åre county is protected.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 152482
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Elias A. Ryberg 2016-06-01 Rindal, Møre og Romsdal, Møre og Romsdal (pre 2020) (Norway) (420 m) Lekking, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 319704
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Harry Lehto 2008-06-17 Niirala, Tohmajärvi, North Karelia, North Karelia (Finland) (80 m) song - [also] [sono] 232516
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Stanislas Wroza 2023-05-01 Rogliano, Haute-Corse, Corse, Haute-Corse (France) (0 m) flight call - [sono] 797607
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Niels Van Doninck 2020-06-20 Skjellbreid, Lierne Municipality, Trøndelag, Nord-Trøndelag (former county) (Norway) (650 m) adult, male, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 604195
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Kalle Brinell 2024-05-09 Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Tierp (Sweden) (30 m) song - [sono] 922182
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Erik Wahlgren 2024-05-12 Asköviken, Västerås, Västerås (Sweden) (10 m) song - [sono] 902832
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Sieds Rienks 2002-05-13 Gmina Trzcianne (near Kamionka), Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Podlaskie (Poland) (100 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

 451171
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Niels Van Doninck 2020-06-20 Skjellbreid, Lierne Municipality, Trøndelag, Nord-Trøndelag (former county) (Norway) (650 m) adult, male, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 604197
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Terje Kolaas 2015-06-22 Levanger, Nord-Trøndelag, Nord-Trøndelag (former county) (Norway) (460 m) male, song -

10-12 birds lekking

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 263887
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Romuald Mikusek 2020-06-17 Lawki Swamp, Biebrza NP, Gm. Trzcianne, moniecki, podlaskie, Mońki (Poland) (100 m) male, song -

automatic record, open swamp

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 664655
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Lars Edenius 2017-06-02 Mirnoye, Turukhansky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Turukhanskiy rayon (Russian Federation) (20 m) song -

Shortened intervals between vocalizations

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 719819
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media János Schadl 2026-05-15 Kandestederne, Frederikshavn Municipality, North Denmark Region, Skagen (Denmark) (10 m) dawn song, song - [sono] 1133856
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Simon S. Christiansen 2026-05-14 Kandestederne, Frederikshavn Municipality, North Denmark Region, Skagen (Denmark) (1 m) song -

5 birds displaying

 1133465
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Niels Van Doninck 2020-06-20 Skjellbreid, Lierne Municipality, Trøndelag, Nord-Trøndelag (former county) (Norway) (650 m) adult, male, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 604193
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Stanislas Wroza 2023-05-01 Rogliano, Haute-Corse, Corse, Haute-Corse (France) (0 m) flight call - [sono] 797562
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Stein Ø. Nilsen 2014-06-13 Kvaløya, Tromsø, Troms, Troms (former county) (Norway) (440 m) Lekking, display, male, song -

Part of long recording H6 and Telinga stereo PIP

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 182178
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Stanislas Wroza 2023-05-02 Rogliano, Haute-Corse, Corse, Haute-Corse (France) (0 m) flight call - [sono] 800049
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Stanislas Wroza 2023-05-03 Rogliano, Haute-Corse, Corse, Haute-Corse (France) (0 m) flight call - [sono] 800158
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Krzysztof Deoniziak 28/05/2015 Dojlidy, Białystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Podlaskie (Poland) (140 m) call, male -

habitat: wet meadow in river valley behaviour: few males lekking in area

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 246523
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Lars Edenius 2023-05-13 Brånsjön, Vännäs, Västerbotten County, Vännäs (Sweden) (70 m) song -

SNR 50dB (ISO/ITU)

 800784
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Elias A. Ryberg 2016-06-01 Rindal, Møre og Romsdal, Møre og Romsdal (pre 2020) (Norway) (420 m) lekking display mail -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 319902
xeno-canto.org
Great Snipe - Gallinago media Steve Dahlfors 2021-06-01 Åre Municipality, Jämtlands län, Åre (Sweden) (700 m) adult, song -

The close bird was maybe 7 meters away. In background more playing great snipe. Recorded with two microphones. One stereo microphon, ZOOM H5, and one shotgun microphone Senn­heiser MKE 600.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 658594
xeno-canto.org
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