Waterral - Water rail (Rallus aquaticus).

Such secretive birds, you hardly ever get to see them.

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Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus), a very timid water bird, superficially similar to a common moorhen.

First decent sighting ever.

They are quite rare and extremely hard to spot, unless ice and snow force them out of their usual impenetrable swamp & wetland habitat.

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A real challenge to get these timid birds to venture out in the open...

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FalderalderalderaldeRAL .... - Obviously not all ducks are swimming in the water ROFL

Technically the Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) is not a duck but belongs to the family of the Rallidae (rails, moorhens and coots) which in turn are a suborder of the cranes (Gruiformes).

They are very timid, usually really hard to spot and not at all common....

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Male coot, chasing anything that moves. (-;

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