Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
This bird was first heard at Vihtasilta, Laukaa (Central-Finland) in 2008. It was on location again in 2009, but not until April 22nd 2010 the bird was identified.
Janne Aalto made this video and has this story about the bird
It was found by locals Juha Rahkonen and Kristiina Nyholm already in 2008!!!
They first thought it was a Tengmalm's Owl but then realized it was a strange snipe. They thought it had something wrong with its tail-feathers.
Then on the next summer it was back, and they started to wonder how the sound was still the same. Tero Linjama visited the place already then and tried to record it but it was silent.
Then in 2009 Tero had read that Wilson's Snipe had a call like Tengmalm's Owl. Luckily the bird came again next spring and then Tero recorded it and the rest is history...
Some of the sound-recordings on the bird can be heard here
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