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Wilson's Snipe

Wilson's Snipe - Unspecified

Photographer
Location
» Tejina (La Laguna), Tenerife
Country image taken
» Canary Islands
Date
» October, 2013
Equipment
» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm
Bird Species
»Gallinago delicata - Wilson's Snipe
Bird Species (French)
»Bécassine de Wilson
Bird Status
» Least Concern
Remarks
» One of two birds present from October 2013 up to at least mid-January 2014, discovered by Ramón Fernández, Rolf Larsson and me. First record for the Canary Islands and the whole Spain! See: http://avescanarias.blogspot.com.es/2013/11/agachadiza-de-wilson-wilsons-snipe.html and http://www.rarebirdspain.net/arbsi043.htm. On the other hand, at the same time there was a record in Madeira, the first for the archipelago; see: http://www.madeirabirds.com/wilson-snipe-gallinago-delicata-first-record-madeira.