5 January, 2018
‘They are secretive birds so this
is a special sight!’
A “secretive” bird called a Water
Rail was caught on camera rummaging in Woodberry Wetlands, in what experts
called “a special sight”.
The water rail, or Rallus
aquaticus, has chestnut-brown and black with a grey face and a long red bill.
It was filmed exploring the
Woodberry Wetlands nature reserve in Stoke Newington and the video was posted
on Twitter for national bird day.
One of our camera traps recorded
a water rail enjoying the sheltered pools and reedbed habitat we created on the
northern edge of the reservoir, with support from @heritagelottery. They
are secretive birds so this is a special sight! #NationalBirdDay
Water Rails eat small fish,
snails and insects and usually keep out of sight, though are spotted more often
during Winter.
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