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  • The River Thames cascading over the sluice gates at Marsh Lock and Weir near Henley, Oxfordshire, Uk
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  • Marsh Lock on the River Thames near Henley in Oxfordshire, Uk
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  • Looking along the wooden footbridge over the River Thames towards Marsh Lock near Henley on Thames in Oxfordshire, Uk
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  • Looking along the wooden footbridge over the River Thames towards Marsh Lock near Henley on Thames in Oxfordshire, Uk
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  • Looking along the wooden footbridge over the River Thames towards Marsh Lock near Henley on Thames in Oxfordshire, Uk
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  • Looking along the wooden footbridge over the River Thames from Marsh Lock near Henley on Thames, Uk
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  • Looking along the wooden footbridge over the River Thames towards Marsh Lock near Henley on Thames in Oxfordshire, Uk
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  • The River Thames cascading over the sluice gates at Marsh Lock and Weir near Henley, Oxfordshire, Uk
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  • Marsh Lock on the River Thames near Henley in Oxfordshire, Uk
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  • Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus Height to 10cm<br />
Slender, tufted and variable perennial that sometimes roots at the nodes. Flowers are borne in small, compact inflorescences (Jun-Sep). Fruits are blunt-tipped; sometimes viviparous. Leaves are slender with indistinct septa. Favours damp mud and peat, typically on acid soils. Widespread and common throughout.
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  • Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus Height to 10cm<br />
Slender, tufted and variable perennial that sometimes roots at the nodes. Flowers are borne in small, compact inflorescences (Jun-Sep). Fruits are blunt-tipped; sometimes viviparous. Leaves are slender with indistinct septa. Favours damp mud and peat, typically on acid soils. Widespread and common throughout.
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  • Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus Height to 10cm<br />
Slender, tufted and variable perennial that sometimes roots at the nodes. Flowers are borne in small, compact inflorescences (Jun-Sep). Fruits are blunt-tipped; sometimes viviparous. Leaves are slender with indistinct septa. Favours damp mud and peat, typically on acid soils. Widespread and common throughout.
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  • Three-flowered Rush - Juncus triglumis
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  • Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia L 13cm. Skulking, unobtrusive warbler, heard more often than it is seen. Sexes are similar. Adult has streaked olive-brown upperparts; underparts are paler but flushed buffish brown on breast. Long undertail coverts are adorned with dark streaks. Juvenile is similar but underparts are usually tinged yellow-buff. Voice Utters a sharp tssvet call. Song is reeling and insect-like; sung mainly at night. Almost inaudible to people with poor hearing. Status Local summer visitor to rank grassland with bramble patches and clumps of rushes.
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  • Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia L 13cm. Skulking, unobtrusive warbler, heard more often than it is seen. Sexes are similar. Adult has streaked olive-brown upperparts; underparts are paler but flushed buffish brown on breast. Long undertail coverts are adorned with dark streaks. Juvenile is similar but underparts are usually tinged yellow-buff. Voice Utters a sharp tssvet call. Song is reeling and insect-like; sung mainly at night. Almost inaudible to people with poor hearing. Status Local summer visitor to rank grassland with bramble patches and clumps of rushes.
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  • Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia L 13cm. Skulking, unobtrusive warbler, heard more often than it is seen. Sexes are similar. Adult has streaked olive-brown upperparts; underparts are paler but flushed buffish brown on breast. Long undertail coverts are adorned with dark streaks. Juvenile is similar but underparts are usually tinged yellow-buff. Voice Utters a sharp tssvet call. Song is reeling and insect-like; sung mainly at night. Almost inaudible to people with poor hearing. Status Local summer visitor to rank grassland with bramble patches and clumps of rushes.
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  • Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia L 13cm. Skulking, unobtrusive warbler, heard more often than it is seen. Sexes are similar. Adult has streaked olive-brown upperparts; underparts are paler but flushed buffish brown on breast. Long undertail coverts are adorned with dark streaks. Juvenile is similar but underparts are usually tinged yellow-buff. Voice Utters a sharp tssvet call. Song is reeling and insect-like; sung mainly at night. Almost inaudible to people with poor hearing. Status Local summer visitor to rank grassland with bramble patches and clumps of rushes.
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  • Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia L 13cm. Skulking, unobtrusive warbler, heard more often than it is seen. Sexes are similar. Adult has streaked olive-brown upperparts; underparts are paler but flushed buffish brown on breast. Long undertail coverts are adorned with dark streaks. Juvenile is similar but underparts are usually tinged yellow-buff. Voice Utters a sharp tssvet call. Song is reeling and insect-like; sung mainly at night. Almost inaudible to people with poor hearing. Status Local summer visitor to rank grassland with bramble patches and clumps of rushes.
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  • Sharp Rush - Juncus acutus
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  • Jointed Rush - Juncus articulatus
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  • Saltmarsh Rush - Juncus gerardii
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  • Saltmarsh Rush - Juncus gerardii
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  • Saltmarsh Rush - Juncus gerardii
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  • Saltmarsh Rush - Juncus gerardii
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  • Soft Rush - Juncus effusus
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  • Soft Rush - Juncus effusus
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  • Sharp Rush - Juncus acutus
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  • Sea Rush - Juncus maritimus
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  • Sea Rush - Juncus maritimus
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  • Jointed Rush - Juncus articulatus
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  • Grasshopper Warbler - Locustella naevia. L 13cm. Skulking, unobtrusive warbler, heard more often than it is seen. Sexes are similar. Adult has streaked olive-brown upperparts; underparts are paler but flushed buffish brown on breast. Long undertail coverts are adorned with dark streaks. Juvenile is similar but underparts are usually tinged yellow-buff. Voice Utters a sharp tssvet call. Song is reeling and insect-like; sung mainly at night. Almost inaudible to people with poor hearing. Status Local summer visitor to rank grassland with bramble patches and clumps of rushes.
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  • Slender Club-rush Isolepis cernua Height to 12cm<br />
Short, tufted and very slender annual or perennial. Leaves are bristle-like. Inflorescence comprises 1-4 compact, egg-shaped spikelets, with bract that is shorter than inflorescence (May-Jun). Favours damp ground, typically bare or with short vegetation. Local, mostly coastal, and mainly in the S and SW.
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  • Grasshopper Warbler - Locustella naevia
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  • Grasshopper Warbler - Locustella naevia
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  • Grasshopper Warbler - Locustella naevia
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  • Mature landscaped garden pond in the spring sunshine, Uk
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  • Mature landscaped garden pond in the spring sunshine, Uk
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  • SHARP-FLOWERED RUSH Juncus acutiflorus. Similar to Jointed Rush but has sharply pointed tepals (mostly blunt in Jointed Rush). Widespread on acid soils.
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  • Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus is similar to Jointed Rush J. articulatus but has sharply pointed tepals (mostly blunt in Jointed Rush). Widespread on acid soils.
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  • Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus is similar to Jointed Rush J. articulatus but has sharply pointed tepals (mostly blunt in Jointed Rush). Widespread on acid soils.
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  • SLENDER RUSH Juncus tenuis. Similar to Hard Rush J. inflexus but is taller. Height to 1.5m, with bracts overtopping flowers. Widespread on damp, bare and acid soils.
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  • SALTMARSH RUSH Juncus gerardii (Juncaceae) Height to 50cm. Characteristic rush of saltmarshes, often covering extensive areas. FLOWERS are dark brown and borne in loose clusters, flanked by leaf-like bracts (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are brown, egg-shaped, glossy and equal in length to the sepals. LEAVES are dark green and arise at base of plant, and on stems. STATUS-Locally common around coasts.
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  • SHARP RUSH Juncus acutus. Similar to Sea Rush J. maritimus but larger (to 1.5m) with spine-tipped bracts and leaves. Rare in coastal dunes in south-west.
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  • COMPACT RUSH Juncus conglomeratus (Juncaceae) Height to 1m. Upright perennial of damp, grazed grassland, mainly on acid soils. Similar to compact-flowered form of Soft Rush but stems are darker green, ridged, rough and not glossy. FLOWERS are brown and borne in compact clusters (May-Jul). FRUITS are dark brown, egg-shaped and as long as sepals. LEAVES are absent. STATUS-Locally common.
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  • COMPACT RUSH Juncus conglomeratus (Juncaceae) Height to 1m. Upright perennial of damp, grazed grassland, mainly on acid soils. Similar to compact-flowered form of Soft Rush but stems are darker green, ridged, rough and not glossy. FLOWERS are brown and borne in compact clusters (May-Jul). FRUITS are dark brown, egg-shaped and as long as sepals. LEAVES are absent. STATUS-Locally common.
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  • COMPACT RUSH Juncus conglomeratus (Juncaceae) Height to 1m. Upright perennial of damp, grazed grassland, mainly on acid soils. Similar to compact-flowered form of Soft Rush but stems are darker green, ridged, rough and not glossy. FLOWERS are brown and borne in compact clusters (May-Jul). FRUITS are dark brown, egg-shaped and as long as sepals. LEAVES are absent. STATUS-Locally common.
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  • SEA RUSH Juncus maritimus (Juncaceae) Height to 1m<br />
Upright, stiff perennial that forms clumps and grows in the drier upper reaches of saltmarshes, and among coastal rocks. FLOWERS are pale yellow and borne in loose clusters below a sharp-pointed bract (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are brown, bluntly pointed equal length to sepals. LEAVES are sharply pointed. STATUS-Locally common on coasts.
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  • JOINTED RUSH Juncus articulatus (Juncaceae) Height to 60cm. Creeping or tufted and upright perennial that grows in marshes and on damp heaths, moors and dune-slacks. FLOWERS are brown and borne in open, branched clusters (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are brown, egg-shaped and abruptly pointed at the tip. LEAVES are curved, narrow and flattened with a transverse joint. STATUS-Locally common.
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  • HARD RUSH Juncus inflexus (Juncaceae) Height to 1.2m<br />
Tufted perennial with stiff, ridged and bluish or greyish green stems. Grows in damp, grassy places but avoids acid soils. FLOWERS are brown and borne in loose clusters below a long bract (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are brown and egg-shaped with a tiny point. LEAVES are absent. STATUS-Widespread and common except in the N.
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  • DWARF RUSH (Juncus capitatus) Height to 5cm. Tiny, tufted annual that grows in damp, bare mud (often on tracks), usually near the coast. The leaves are entirely basal and soon wither; indeed, the whole plant soon turns reddish. The flowers are in a terminal cluster with 2 leaf-like bracts (May-June). The species is also found, locally, on Anglesey and the Channel Islands.
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  • Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) HEIGHT to 1.5m. Characteristic perennial of overgrazed grassland, mostly on acid soils. Stems are yellowish green, glossy and smooth. FLOWERS Pale brown, in loose or open clusters near the stem tops (June-Aug). FRUITS Yellow-brown, egg-shaped, indented at the tip and shorter than sepals. LEAVES Absent.
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  • JOINTED RUSH Juncus articulatus (Juncaceae) Height to 60cm. Creeping or tufted and upright perennial that grows in marshes and on damp heaths, moors and dune-slacks. FLOWERS are brown and borne in open, branched clusters (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are brown, egg-shaped and abruptly pointed at the tip. LEAVES are curved, narrow and flattened with a transverse joint. STATUS-Locally common.
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  • SOFT RUSH Juncus effusus (Juncaceae) Height to 1.5m.<br />
Characteristic perennial of overgrazed grassland, mostly on acid soils. Stems are yellowish green, glossy and smooth. FLOWERS are pale brown and borne in loose or open clusters near the stem tops (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are yellow-brown, egg-shaped, indented at the tip and shorter than sepals. LEAVES are absent. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • SOFT RUSH Juncus effusus (Juncaceae) Height to 1.5m.<br />
Characteristic perennial of overgrazed grassland, mostly on acid soils. Stems are yellowish green, glossy and smooth. FLOWERS are pale brown and borne in loose or open clusters near the stem tops (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are yellow-brown, egg-shaped, indented at the tip and shorter than sepals. LEAVES are absent. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • SOFT RUSH Juncus effusus (Juncaceae) Height to 1.5m.<br />
Characteristic perennial of overgrazed grassland, mostly on acid soils. Stems are yellowish green, glossy and smooth. FLOWERS are pale brown and borne in loose or open clusters near the stem tops (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are yellow-brown, egg-shaped, indented at the tip and shorter than sepals. LEAVES are absent. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • HARD RUSH Juncus inflexus (Juncaceae) Height to 1.2m<br />
Tufted perennial with stiff, ridged and bluish or greyish green stems. Grows in damp, grassy places but avoids acid soils. FLOWERS are brown and borne in loose clusters below a long bract (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are brown and egg-shaped with a tiny point. LEAVES are absent. STATUS-Widespread and common except in the N.
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  • TOAD RUSH Juncus bufonius (Juncaceae) Height to 40cm.<br />
Tufted annual; grows on damp, bare ground including ruts along tracks, and margins of ponds. FLOWERS are greenish white and are borne in branched clusters, topped by a sharp spine (May-Sep). FRUITS are brown, egg-shaped and shorter than the sepals. LEAVES are narrow and grooved. STATUS-Widespread and common almost throughout.
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  • Rush Veneer - Nomophila noctuella
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  • Rush Veneer - Nomophila noctuella
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  • THREE-FLOWERED RUSH Juncus triglumis. Short, usually with 3  flowers per head. Damp, acid ground. Scottish mountains.
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  • TWO-FLOWERED RUSH Juncus biglumis. Height to 15cm. Has thread-like leaves and a head comprising just two dark brown flowers, one above the other (June-July). Restricted to a few sites on bare, base-rich damp ground in mountains in the west.
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  • SOFT RUSH Juncus effusus (Juncaceae) Height to 1.5m<br />
Characteristic perennial of overgrazed grassland, mostly on acid soils. Stems are yellowish green, glossy and smooth. FLOWERS are pale brown and borne in loose or open clusters near the stem tops (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are yellow-brown, egg-shaped, indented at the tip and shorter than sepals. LEAVES are absent. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • TOAD RUSH Juncus bufonius (Juncaceae) Height to 40cm<br />
Tufted annual; grows on damp, bare ground including ruts along tracks, and margins of ponds. FLOWERS are greenish white and are borne in branched clusters, topped by a sharp spine (May-Sep). FRUITS are brown, egg-shaped and shorter than the sepals. LEAVES are narrow and grooved. STATUS-Widespread and common almost throughout.
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  • HEATH RUSH Juncus squarrosus (Juncaceae) Height to 50cm<br />
Tufted, sometimes mat-forming perennial with stiff stems. Grows on heaths and moors. FLOWERS are dark brown with pale, silvery margins; borne in terminal clusters (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are brown, egg-shaped and blunt with a small point at the tip. LEAVES are wiry, grooved; appear as basal rosette. STATUS-Locally common in N and W.
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  • BALTIC RUSH Juncus balticus (Juncaceae) Height to 75cm<br />
Perennial of northern dune slacks. Stems are  green, glossy and smooth. FLOWERS are  brown, including tepals,  and borne in small open clusters (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are brown, egg-shape and pointed at tip. LEAVES are absent. STATUS-Locally common, coasts of N and NE Scotland only.
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  • HARD RUSH Juncus inflexus (Juncaceae) Height to 1.2m<br />
Tufted perennial with stiff, ridged and bluish or greyish green stems. Grows in damp, grassy places but avoids acid soils. FLOWERS are brown and borne in loose clusters below a long bract (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are brown and egg-shaped with a tiny point. LEAVES are absent. STATUS-Widespread and common except in the N.
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  • JOINTED RUSH Juncus articulatus (Juncaceae) Height to 60cm. Creeping or tufted and upright perennial that grows in marshes and on damp heaths, moors and dune-slacks. FLOWERS are brown and borne in open, branched clusters (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are brown, egg-shaped and abruptly pointed at the tip. LEAVES are curved, narrow and flattened with a transverse joint. STATUS-Locally common.
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  • JOINTED RUSH Juncus articulatus (Juncaceae) Height to 60cm. Creeping or tufted and upright perennial that grows in marshes and on damp heaths, moors and dune-slacks. FLOWERS are brown and borne in open, branched clusters (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are brown, egg-shaped and abruptly pointed at the tip. LEAVES are curved, narrow and flattened with a transverse joint. STATUS-Locally common.
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  • Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus Height to 10cm<br />
Slender, tufted and variable perennial that sometimes roots at the nodes. Flowers are borne in small, compact inflorescences (Jun-Sep). Fruits are blunt-tipped; sometimes viviparous. Leaves are slender with indistinct septa. Favours damp mud and peat, typically on acid soils. Widespread and common throughout.
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  • 73.152 (2374)<br />
Rush Wainscot - Globia algae
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  • Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus L 18-20cm. Dumpy wader. Much smaller than Snipe, with shorter bill and legs, and more striking head and back markings. Pumps body up and down as it walks. Easy to overlook: plumage is cryptic and bird is very reluctant to fly. Sexes and ages are similar. Adult and juvenile have mainly brown upperparts with intricate, cryptic dark feather markings. Note striking yellow stripes on back; greenish sheen sometimes discerned. Head is has dark and pale buff stripes, including forked, pale supercilium. Neck and breast are streaked and underparts are white. Voice Mostly silent. Status Non-breeding visitor in small numbers. Favours muddy margins of pools and marshes, where tangled dead rush and grass stems match its cryptic plumage.
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  • Jack Snipe - Lymnocryptes minimus. L 18-20cm. Dumpy wader. Much smaller than Snipe, with shorter bill and legs, and more striking head and back markings. Pumps body up and down as it walks. Easy to overlook: plumage is cryptic and bird is very reluctant to fly. Sexes and ages are similar. Adult and juvenile have mainly brown upperparts with intricate, cryptic dark feather markings. Note striking yellow stripes on back; greenish sheen sometimes discerned. Head is has dark and pale buff stripes, including forked, pale supercilium. Neck and breast are streaked and underparts are white. Voice Mostly silent. Status Non-breeding visitor in small numbers. Favours muddy margins of pools and marshes, where tangled dead rush and grass stems match its cryptic plumage.
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  • Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus L 18-20cm. Dumpy wader. Much smaller than Snipe, with shorter bill and legs, and more striking head and back markings. Pumps body up and down as it walks. Easy to overlook: plumage is cryptic and bird is very reluctant to fly. Sexes and ages are similar. Adult and juvenile have mainly brown upperparts with intricate, cryptic dark feather markings. Note striking yellow stripes on back; greenish sheen sometimes discerned. Head is has dark and pale buff stripes, including forked, pale supercilium. Neck and breast are streaked and underparts are white. Voice Mostly silent. Status Non-breeding visitor in small numbers. Favours muddy margins of pools and marshes, where tangled dead rush and grass stems match its cryptic plumage.
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  • Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus L 18-20cm. Dumpy wader. Much smaller than Snipe, with shorter bill and legs, and more striking head and back markings. Pumps body up and down as it walks. Easy to overlook: plumage is cryptic and bird is very reluctant to fly. Sexes and ages are similar. Adult and juvenile have mainly brown upperparts with intricate, cryptic dark feather markings. Note striking yellow stripes on back; greenish sheen sometimes discerned. Head is has dark and pale buff stripes, including forked, pale supercilium. Neck and breast are streaked and underparts are white. Voice Mostly silent. Status Non-breeding visitor in small numbers. Favours muddy margins of pools and marshes, where tangled dead rush and grass stems match its cryptic plumage.
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  • Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus L 18-20cm. Dumpy wader. Much smaller than Snipe, with shorter bill and legs, and more striking head and back markings. Pumps body up and down as it walks. Easy to overlook: plumage is cryptic and bird is very reluctant to fly. Sexes and ages are similar. Adult and juvenile have mainly brown upperparts with intricate, cryptic dark feather markings. Note striking yellow stripes on back; greenish sheen sometimes discerned. Head is has dark and pale buff stripes, including forked, pale supercilium. Neck and breast are streaked and underparts are white. Voice Mostly silent. Status Non-breeding visitor in small numbers. Favours muddy margins of pools and marshes, where tangled dead rush and grass stems match its cryptic plumage.
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