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We (Brits) also use 'Dekko' as in to have a look.
Here the argument's more if recce's pronounced "wreck" or "wreckie". Most of the time I heard it its the later, though in Scotland we had "ie" to the end of any slang term. "Midgie" rather than "midge".
A shovel recce was always my favourite - much less effort than the others, except after being on Compo for a week or two.