Springwatch is back on the BBC and in the first show it had some remarkable footage of the normally very shy and unseen Water Rail nesting. Remarkable in so much as these birds are so rarely observed breeding in the … Read More
Swanpool Local Nature Reserve must be one of the few places in Cornwall where you have a reasonable chance of getting a photograph of a Water Rail. They are normally not the easiest of British birds to photograph because they … Read More
Common name: Water Rail Latin name: Rallus aquaticus Family: Rails (Rallidae) This photo: The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall Gallery: British Birds Related images: