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More of the Water rail

birdBy Neil-UKWildlifeFebruary 17, 2015Leave a comment

A week after my first visit to see the water rail I went back for another go. I got a nice one in the water But when it posed on some nice green vegetation, the shadow of someone standing behind me (I was laying down!) was cast in exactly the wrong place, again just as…

Water Rail at Rainham Marshes

bird, Essex, RSPB Rainham, waterfowlBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 28, 20151 Comment

There cant be many wildlife photographers in Essex that haven’t made a visit to RSPB Rainham Marshes in the last couple of weeks, where 2, 3 or 4 (depending who you ask!) water rails have been uncharacteristically showy for a usually reclusive bird. I made a visit a couple of Sundays ago and when it…

Rainham RSPB – Water rail with chicks and other birds

bird, Essex, RSPB Rainham, UncategorizedBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 25, 2011Leave a comment

On Sunday, Adam and I headed to Rainham RSPB reserve and walked along the boardwalk to the dragonfly sculpture where Brenda, who works at the reserve, was looking for bearded reedlings/tits.  While waiting and chatting I spotted something run along the edge of the reeds – moorhen or water rail?  Turned out it was a…

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