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2 unusual facts about Snipe


Painted-snipe

The painted-snipe, †Rostratula minator was described in 1988 from deposits of the early Pliocene found in Langebaanweg, South Africa.

Trefil

Trefil Quarries and Trefil Ddu are noted birding sites; this area is the last remaining site in Gwent where Ring Ouzel occurs regularly, and other species present include Raven, Wheatear, Stonechat, Whinchat, Snipe and Red Grouse.


¡Bastardos en Vivo!

Track one was recorded at Snipe's Farm in Morrisville, Pennsylvania on May 20.

Andean Snipe

The scientific name of the Andean Snipe commemorates the Scottish botanist William Jameson.

Anna Tunnicliffe

In 2008, she also placed second at the women's world championship of the snipe class held in Roquetas de Mar (Spain).

CGS Aberdeen

At about 13:00 Aberdeen was approaching the Black Ledge, about one and a quarter miles from Seal Island, when she struck the wreck of the trawler Snipe, which had sunk the previous June.

Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park

The location is easily recognizable when watching Rambo: First Blood where Sylvester Stallone hangs off the cliff while a helicopter tries to snipe him down.

David Ullman

He is also the 2007 Melges 24 World Champion, a five-time Lipton Cup Champion (1992-1996), a ten-time Lido 14 National Champion, and a National Champion in the Snipe, Thistle, Sabot and Coronado 15 racing classes.

Gabriel Tschumi

Edward VII's 1902 coronation banquet included sole poached in Chablis garnished with oysters and prawns, a quail and a third of "a very plump" roasting chicken (per person), asparagus with Hollandaise, roast beef, snipe cutlets, a soufflé Parmesan, and a strawberry dessert that took three days to assemble.

Humber Super Snipe

The Humber Super Snipe is a car which was produced from 1938 to 1967 by the British-based Humber car company, part of the Rootes Group.

Jacquemart Island

Until the Campbell Islands were cleared of introduced rats in 2001, Jacquemart was also the last refuge of the Campbell Snipe, a subspecies of Subantarctic Snipe first discovered in 1997 and described in 2009.

Latham's Snipe

Latham's Snipe is an omnivorous species that feeds on seeds and other plant material (mainly from species in families such as Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Juncaceae, Polygonaceae, Ranunculaceae and Fabaceae), and on invertebrates including insects (mainly flies and beetles), earthworms, spiders and occasionally molluscs, isopods and centipedes.

Mount Tennant

Named by members of HMS Snipe, following an Antarctic cruise in January 1948, for Vice Admiral Sir William Tennant, then Commander-in-Chief of the America and West Indies Station.

Percy Bernard, 5th Earl of Bandon

In retirement the Earl discovered the pleasures of fishing, particularly in the River Bandon which was well stocked with salmon, and in shooting, snipe and woodcock found in large numbers near Castle Bernard.

Snipe incident

The incident began on 12 January 1958 as the crew of the Chilean Navy transporter Micalvi built a lighthouse on the islet Snipe to improve the navigation on the channel.

Snipe Loch

The name could appropriately refer to the bird, Snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus, however in Scots the word can refer to a featureless place, lacking significant characteristics, something long and thin, or a boggy place.

Willesborough Dykes

The area is also important for wintering and breeding birds such as Fieldfare, Linnet, Swallow, Lapwing (often found together with Golden Plover) and Snipe).


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