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• n  common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields

• land rail
• Crex crex

Quotes

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• Ben Bradshaw in guardian.co.uk
  Thanks to the policies of this Labour government, wild bird numbers, after decades of decline, are now recovering,Mr Bradshaw said, with a straight face, even though Tories were laughing their heads off. "Bittern, corncrake and bunting are...