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

56K views · 543 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

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