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I went back to see the spotless crake again this morning.  I wanted one more go at them before turning my attention to something else.  I have to admit I was disappointed when I got there to find that most of the foliage along the edge of the pond that I was stealthily hiding behind […]

The year has barely started and already I am clocking up a bunch of ‘firsts’.  One of this week’s highlights is a secretive little bird that I have never seen before other than in photographs. The spotless crake is much smaller than I expected , and indeed much smaller than it looks in these images.