Water Rail

Avibase - Water Rail
http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp?pg=summary&lang=EN&id=
7D82CB6B0C5303FD&ts=1120309717253/
Publishes list of scientific names assigned to the water rail including order, family, and protonym. Also offers other synonyms.

Birdcare.com - Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus
http://www.birdcare.com/bin/showsonb?water+rail/
Study records of the water rail that demonstrates a very low population in the UK. Discussed difficulty in census and describes strange call.

Borealforest - Rallus aquaticus, Water Rail
http://www.borealforest.org/world/birds/water_rail.htm
Pore over this close-up colour photograph of a water rail and study the shape, colour, and markings of shy bird that keeps to reeds and sedges.

Cyberbirding - Water Rail
http://cyberbirding.uib.no/photo/r_aquaticus_01.php/
See colour photograph of water rail in snow-covered reeds and discover more about water bird with long slightly-curved beak. Image taken in Sweden.

Haskoli Islands - Water Rails in Iceland
http://www.hi.is/~yannk/status_ralaqu.html
Find out about the irregular numbers of water rails breeding in Iceland. See map indicating birds seen 1979-2000, plus graphs based on monthly sightings.

Mangoverde - Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus
http://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/picpages/pic46-56-1.html
Discover more about the shape, colour, and bold markings in this close-up colour image of adult water rail in water. Photograph shot in Hellevoetsluis, Holland.

Peter Jones’ Wildlife Photographs - Water Rail
http://www.btinternet.com/%7Epdj_photos/w_rail.htm
See how well the water rails plumage acts as camouflage with colour image of bird paddling through water. Also gives name of photographer, location shot, and date.

Tiscali Reference - Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/birds_water_rail.html
Recognise this awkward-looking bird that squeals like a pig. Read physical description, habitat, and distribution across Britain, and see colour image.

Trischen Island - Water Rail
http://www.trischen.de/birdapril05.htm
Explains what makes a strange sound at night in German nature park. Read about birds very wide global distribution and see colour image.

Wandering Birders, The - Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus
http://www.wanderingbirders.com/waterrail_gallery_birds.html
Check out water bird that can move silently through reeds with a high-stepping movement. Illustrated by colour photograph taken in Peterborough, UK.

Wikipedia - Water Rail
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Rail
Investigate this bird that migrates from UK. Includes scientific classification, habitat, number of eggs laid, and physical difference between adults and juvenile.

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