Hi all,
Thought I'd tap into the collective consciousness. I was birding in Boonah
near Brisbane on the weekend and saw a rail in a dense cluster of reeds near
the information centre. In south-east QLD my first thought is always
Buff-banded Rail, as this is the common option around here. However when
this rail saw me it proceeded to *swim* away from me, something I've never
seen before. I only had a very brief look, and the overall impression was
of a bird with little or no pattern on the front (I didn't get a look at the
rear).
So... has anyone had any experience with either Bush Hen, Buff-banded or
Lewin's Rails swimming? I'm sure from the shape and size of the bird that
it wasn't a Baillon's Crake, and the bird was quite brown.
Regards,
Chris
Brisbane, QLD
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