Snipe

Breeding season: May to July. Clutch size is four. They breed in Japan and on the East Asian mainland, on dry grassy hillsides and forest clearings. They leave their breeding areas from August to November, arriving in Australia mainly in September. They leave the south-east by the end of February, moving northwards along the coast. Most have left Queensland by mid-April. The nest is a shallow depression lined with grasses and leaves. The female incubates the eggs.