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Water Rail

Water Rail | Rallus aquaticus | Rálóg uisce

Consider yourself lucky if an elusive Water Rail makes an appearance for you.  Water Rails are winter visitors to UCD.  They have been seen at the Lower Lakes and in the vegetation along the shore of the Upper Lake near the Engineering building. 

A Water Rail partially hidden by wetland vegetation.

photo: Siobhan McNamara