Bird
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus · Scolopacidae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsApr · Oct–Novmost records
Records168,698in 51 countries
Most seen inSweden56,247 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Jack Snipe in brief
The jack snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) is a bird of the Scolopacidae family — species of bird.
Across the 51 countries we cover it has 168,698 published records, most of them from Sweden, the United Kingdom and Norway. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, October and November and fall to their lowest in July and August.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Sweden56,247 records · best Oct, Apr
United Kingdom23,026 records · best Oct, Jan
Norway15,261 records · best Oct, Sep
Netherlands15,123 records · best Oct, Feb
France12,380 records · best Mar, Apr
Denmark11,112 records · best Oct, Nov
Finland8,441 records · best Jun, May
Belgium7,826 records · best Oct, Mar
Poland3,935 records · best Oct, Nov
Germany3,928 records · best Oct, Nov
Israel2,445 records · best Nov, Oct
United Arab Emirates1,884 records · best Mar, Dec
Estonia1,183 records · best Oct, Apr
Czechia1,138 records · best Apr, Mar
Ireland873 records · best Jan, Oct
Italy776 records · best Jan, Dec
Switzerland395 records · best Apr, Nov
Austria361 records · best Apr, Mar
Ukraine318 records · best Apr, Mar
Luxembourg272 records · best Oct, Mar
Hungary241 records · best Apr, Oct
Iceland185 records · best Dec, Oct
Oman147 records · best Nov, Feb
Cyprus142 records · best Nov, Mar
Slovakia139 records · best Apr, Mar
Slovenia133 records · best Oct, Nov
Kuwait113 records · best Dec, Jan
Morocco85 records · best Jan, Feb
Romania82 records · best Apr, Oct
Azerbaijan71 records · best Nov, Oct
Lithuania66 records · best Oct, Apr
Egypt66 records · best Jan, Dec
Latvia54 records · best Apr, Oct
Qatar51 records · best Nov, Dec
Palestine44 records · best Nov, Oct
Belarus37 records · best Jan, May
Serbia29 records · best Jan, Mar
Algeria23 records · best Apr, Sep
Lebanon19 records · best Feb, Dec
Malta12 records · best Feb, Apr
Bahrain7 records · best Nov, Jan
Iraq7 records · best Mar, Oct
Tunisia7 records · best Jan, Mar
Tajikistan3 records · best Jan, Mar
Bosnia and Herzegovina2 records · best Mar, Apr
North Macedonia2 records · best Nov, Jan
Barbados2 records · best Nov, Jan
Cape Verde2 records · best Mar, Jan
Andorra1 records · best Jan, Feb
North Korea1 records · best Apr, Jan
Seychelles1 records · best Oct, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.