Spotted Crake
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Reedy marsh (very scarce breeder).
Diet: Invertebrates.
Best time to spot: Whiplash song at night.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Sora · Wet marshes (very rare)
- Northern Harrier · Marsh (very rare)
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- Savi's Warbler · Reedbeds (very rare breeder)
- Broad-billed Sandpiper · Pools (very rare passage)
- Greater Sand Plover · Estuaries (very rare vagrant)
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