Common Snipe

Common Snipe perched on a wooden fence post.
Common Snipe, Blikavatn, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 2000; f/11; 1/1250 sec.

This page is for the Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago). These birds became very familiar during my time in Iceland. I love to hear them call as they fly nearby.

Common Snipe standing in water in a ditch.
Common Snipe, Flatey Island, Iceland, June 23, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO 25,600; f/8; 1/1000 sec.
Common Snipe flying overhead.
Common Snipe, Hafnarfjörður, Höfðaskógur forest Iceland, June 20, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 200; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Common Snipe flying overhead.
Common Snipe, Borgarfjörður, Iceland, June 20, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO 4000; f/8; 1/1250 sec.
Common Snipe flying overhead.
Common Snipe, Breidavik, Iceland, June 23, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 661 mm; ISO 200; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Common Snipe standing on one leg on top of a wooden post.
Common Snipe, Lón Austurbotn, Iceland June 26, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 10,000; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Common Snipe flying over some tree.
Common Snipe, Asbyrgi, Iceland June 26, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 640; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Common Snipe standing on a grass-covered rock.
Common Snipe, Goðafoss, Iceland June 28, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 640; f/10; 1/1000 sec.