Re: 7 bird visitors to my snowy garden ETA not Woodcock but Snipe

I identified them as Snipes - I have several photographs of them from my local wildlife reserve.

Re: 7 bird visitors to my snowy garden ETA not Woodcock but Snipe

Can you post a pic of them,please?

Re: 7 bird visitors to my snowy garden ETA not Woodcock but Snipe

If it's of any help plenty of photographs of both can be found on the website below:

https://www.birdguides.com/articles/...hoto-id-guide/

Re: 7 bird visitors to my snowy garden ETA not Woodcock but Snipe

.Brilliant!....thanks Baz, I’ll enjoy reading that, so much information about them, they certainly look like the ones in Megs garden,....my friend lives in the sticks, like Meg, oh boy, does she get through bird food!!......never seen so many birds in my life, in a UK garden.....absolute joy to watch.

Re: 7 bird visitors to my snowy garden ETA not Woodcock but Snipe

That's OK, you are welcome. I did try and find a website with the photos for comparison but less text however, that was not to be. Where I live 'out in the rural sticks' I get all kinds of birdlife in the garden, all the usual ones including pheasants and partridge. Also animals by way of rabbits, foxes and muntjac deer. The deer unfortunately are not welcomed in most gardens as they quickly munch through any plants with nice, young shoots. Roses seem to be one of their favourites.

Re: 7 bird visitors to my snowy garden ETA not Woodcock but Snipe

That’s it Baz,my friend gets all of the above!.