Great Snipe (Gallinago media)Where and when to see it in the UK
Status not yet classified · reporting peaks June · Sandpipers and Allies · BOU category AF
Peak months
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Great Snipe has been recorded in 12 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (0%) in records to 2026. Its strongest squares are in Scotland and England. Reporting peaks in June.
Conservation status: Near Threatened (IUCN Red List, NT)
View on the IUCN Red List- Very high
- 100% or more of visits
- High
- 3% to 100%
- Moderate
- <1% to 3%
- Low
- under <1%
- Surveyed, not recorded
- at least 20 qualifying visits, no record
- Insufficient records
- too few visits to say
- Lighter fill
- Few visits, lower confidence
- Small dot
- Occasional: a single record, or out of season
Relative to this species' best squares (how classes are calculated)
Seasonality
| Month | Relative to peak | Share of visits | Typical class |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| February | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| March | 0% | <1% | Very high |
| April | 0% | <1% | Very high |
| May | 26% | <1% | Moderate |
| June | 100% | <1% | Moderate |
| July | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| August | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| September | 37% | <1% | Very high |
| October | 39% | <1% | Very high |
| November | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| December | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
Squares with the highest reporting rate in June
| Square | Where | Share of visits | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| TA41 | East Riding of Yorkshire, England | 2% | Moderate |
| HU31 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | <1% | Surveyed, not recorded |
| HU42 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | <1% | Surveyed, not recorded |
| HY75 | Sea, off Orkney Islands | <1% | Surveyed, not recorded |
| HZ27 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | <1% | Surveyed, not recorded |
| NJ12 | Moray, Scotland | <1% | Insufficient records |
| SE30 | Barnsley, England | <1% | Surveyed, not recorded |
| TA42 | Sea, off East Riding of Yorkshire | <1% | Insufficient records |
| TF57 | Lincolnshire, England | <1% | Surveyed, not recorded |
| TG04 | Norfolk, England | <1% | Surveyed, not recorded |