Spotted Crake

BirdLife International - Spotted Crake, Porzana porzana
http://www.birdlife.net/datazone/sites/?action=SpcHTMDetails.
asp&sid=2903&m=0/
Read about huge range and global numbers of this water bird that is evaluated as least concern. Gives current status, family/species name, and taxonomic source.

Bucks Birds - Spotted Crake, Porzana pozana
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/bucksbirds/mysite/Pictures/SpottedCrake.htm
Learn about the water rail in its natural environment with set of six colour images taken southern England. Offers written description of location, date, and photographer’s name.

Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Review for Spotted Crakes http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/spotted_crakes.pdf
Browse detailed study by UK Government agency of status, numbers, ecology, and assessment of important sites for the water rail. Includes conclusion and recommendations.

Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society - Spotted Crake http://www.lros.org.uk/spotcrake.htm
Peruse detailed description of bird enthusiast's encounter with a water rail. Supported by four colour photographs of bird in reed bed.

Lincolnshire Bird Club - Spotted Crake
http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare_birds/spotted_crake.htm
Identify the water rail easier by studying colour image of bird on water, and other of bird wading. Also gives name of photographer, date, and precise location.

Oriental Bird Images - Spotted Crake, Porzana porzana http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&
Bird_ID=814&Bird_Image_ID=1011&Bird_Family_ID=92/
Pore over colour image to appreciate the subtle dapple of white on brown plumage on the water rail. Also provides bird family and group, plus location and date.

West Midland Bird Club - Spotted Crake
http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/belvide/crake2002.htm
Scan colour photograph of spotted crake feeding on the ground that visited the Belvide Reservoir Reserve, UK. Gives photographer’s name and date shot.

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