Water Rail

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Water Rail Fowlmere RSPB, 14th June 2013 © Clive Pickton

'Doug at Fowlmere suggested I send this photo to you.  Apparently the leucistic water rail that is nesting somewhere near the Drewer Hide at Fowlmere is rather camera shy, so I seem to have been lucky to get this rather poor quality snap as it rushed across in front of me. Perhaps if you post it on the website the picture will encourage someone to spend some time in the hide and get a rather better quality record. You have to admit that the bird is quite striking.' CP