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Saturday, 5 April 2025

Water Rail


I often walk by a long narrow stretch of water at the side of the Lodmoor Reserve, Weymouth. 
Around one chance in twenty I may catch sight of Water Rail that I know reside in that area.
Thankfully this was one of those times that I was successful. That said, frustratingly, I usually can hear them making that Squealing Pig like call without any sighting at all.

The Water Rail produces two clutches per year of 6 to 11 eggs between March and August. The Water Rail is a very secretive species with its habitat being  well vegetated wetland area.












8 comments:

  1. Hi Roy... Very nice pictures... Happy weekend

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  2. Onneksi olkoon! Hieno havainto! Olisi kiva nähdä se joskus.

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    1. Kiitos Anne. Niitä ei ole koskaan helppo löytää, niin salaperäisiä.

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  3. Hi Roy, excellent photos of the waterrail. I never saw one. Have a nice week.

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  4. Nice photos! Really good that you caught it out and about, you must have been very well hidden!

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