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| Image details: |
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| Image Description: |
Water Rail. |
| Image notes: |
This Water Rail became quite tame before the end of the winter. Mrs Polson fed it bread. |
| Species in Image: |
Water Rail |
| Date: |
1977 |
| Area: |
Yell |
| Old Haa Image Reference Number: |
btc00681 |
| General details: |
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| Common Name |
Water Rail |
| Latin Name |
Rallus aquaticua |
| Latin Group Name |
Guriformes |
| Latin Family Name |
Rallidae |
| Common Family Name |
Rails and Crakes |
| Description |
Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor. Most sightings in autumn & early winter. Nested in Haroldswick, Unst 1999-2001. Photographed at Vigga, West Yell. |
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