English: Jack Snipe
Russian: Гаршнеп
Mongolian: Бичил салалж, Хөгчүүхэй
German: Zwergschnepfe
French: Becasseau sourde
Japanese:  コシギ (Ko-shigi)

Body length: 18-20 cm.
Wing span: 33-36 cm.

Breeds in extensive waterlogged bogs in N Europe. On passage (mostly Apr-early May and Sep-Oct) and in winter, muddy pool margins etc. Uncommon or local, but probably overlooked owing to skulking habits in often inaccessible patches.

Identification: About 2/3 sized of Snipe, with much shorter bill (about 1 ½ times length of head; Snipe’s bill at least twice head length), but which is proportionately deeper-based. Skulking: flushes only when almost trodden on, flies up silently, showing more rounded wing-tips, pointed tail and less erratic flight than Snipe, usually landing not far away. When seen on ground, head shows strong pattern, with split supercilium, dark crescent below eye, always strong dark loral patch, and lacks median crown-stripe; breast and flanks strongly streaked (not barred); bold yellowish back-stripes; green sheen on mantle and scapulars, and unique, often prolonged bouncing action when feeding as if whole body on springs (‘sewing machine’). All plumages similar.