Birds found:
Rallus aquaticus
Family:
Rails, crakes and coots
Length:
23cm to 28cm
Wingspan:
38cm to 45cm
Weight:
80g to 180g
Other birds in the Rails, crakes and coots family
Purple Gallinule
Spotted Crake
Moorhen
Corncrake
A member of the family of coots, crakes and rails, the corncrake is unique in that it lives on dry land and prefers hayfields and dense cover as opposed to waterside habitats.
Coot
The Eurasian coot is sometimes mistaken for a duck but is in fact a wading bird with splayed toes as opposed to webbed feet. When foraging for food under the water ducks will eat their food whilst still submerged whereas coots will surface first and then eat. There are four sub-species of the Eurasian coot and eleven separate coot species.
