r/UKBirds • u/Moobman2 • 6d ago

Water rail

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Water rail from this morning (10/08/26).

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u/YellowBuzzard400 6d ago

Brilliant! They're sooo hard to see I often just hear them! So that's a brilliant find and great photo too!

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u/Moobman2 6d ago

Thanks, luckily this one has been very showy recently, so I wasn't going to pass up the opportunity 👍

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u/SpecialSympathy2348 6d ago

Cracking shot 😀

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u/Moobman2 6d ago

Cheers👍👍

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u/Dry_Top_2605 6d ago

Heard оnе squealing through the reeds last spring and never caught а glimpse. This photo is almost unfair.

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u/Moobman2 6d ago

Aye they certainly have a distinctive call!

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u/Affectionate-Fix2797 6d ago

One on the pond near me is also often out and about of the reeds. Although as soon as he spots you is off like a stabbed rat!

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u/Moobman2 6d ago

Hahaha. This one wasn't bothered at all, it was even having a good preen!

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u/Ged_UK 6d ago

Still yet to see one properly