I purchased a thermal camera at the start of the year. One of my main targets for it was the elusive Jack Snipe. I have seen them occasionally at Middleton Moor but just in brief flight views. Unlike Common Snipe they do not flush until you are almost stood on them, and spotting one sat on the ground is just about impossible without a thermal camera.
Today I managed to find one and although I was stood within about 4m of it I was able to take some photos and leave it without flushing it thanks to the thermal camera.
I would love to find one on Beeley Moor but that might be a challenge for next winter as they will be moving north shortly back to breeding grounds in northern Scandinavia.
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Just to give you an idea of how well camouflaged they are here is the photo taken on my phone with an arrow to mark the Jack Snipes position and below that the image from the thermal camera with the Jack Snipe 'hot spot' showing in red.
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