Globe āŗ Birds āŗ Jack snipe
Jack snipe migration Lymnocryptes minimus
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Press ā¶ to play the year. Line: a simplified typical route, joining the main cluster of GBIF records in each month (adjusted for observer effort).
| Scientific name | Lymnocryptes minimus |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 40 cm |
| Adult weight | 53.7 g (male), 46.7 g (female) |
| IUCN status | Least concern |
| Records mapped | 127,261 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q26711 (CC0).
When does the jack snipe arrive in the UK?
A winter visitor in the records: numbers build from late September and stay high until about late March.
Bars: this speciesā share of all UK bird records in GBIF (CC0/CC BY), by month, scaled to the peak month. Based on 13,559 UK records. Weekly counts from the GBIF occurrence search API (country=GB). Dates are read from records, not from a survey, so treat them as a guide.
When do they arrive in and leave the UK? ā
Migration in the data
127,261 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41Ā° grid cells, month by month.
In Europe and Africa, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in June (about 68Ā°N) and furthest south in March (about 48Ā°N).
Month by month: centre of records in Europe and Africa
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 48Ā°N | 0% |
| February | 48Ā°N | 0% |
| March | 48Ā°N | 0% |
| April | 51Ā°N | 0% |
| May | 63Ā°N | 0% |
| June | 68Ā°N | 0% |
| July | 67Ā°N | 0% |
| August | 61Ā°N | 0% |
| September | 59Ā°N | 0% |
| October | 56Ā°N | 0% |
| November | 49Ā°N | 0% |
| December | 48Ā°N | 0% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the jack snipe
The jack snipe or jacksnipe is a small stocky wader. It is the smallest snipe, and the only member of the genus Lymnocryptes. Features such as its sternum and its continuous 'bobbing up and down' make it quite distinct from other snipes or woodcocks.
From the Wikipedia article āJack snipeā (revision 1315032266), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=2481835&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.