The Moorhen is found at reedy shores and feed on small invertebrates, but also eat aquatic plants.
The nest is a floating platform constructed of plant parts and is placed in the reeds.
Grey Plover
The Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) nest mainly on arctic tundra, from northern Russia to Alaska and Canada. It is a migratory bird. It is estimated that the number kustpipare moving through western Europe in the spring amounts to 247,000 individuals. The population that breeds east of the Taimyr in Siberia, winters from southern and eastern Africa, through Arabia, India, Southeast Asia to Australia. The North American population winters from the U.S. east and west coasts south to Argentina and Chile.
Plovers feeds on worms, crustaceans, snails, insects and their larvae.
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Plovers feeds on worms, crustaceans, snails, insects and their larvae.
Long-billed Curlew
The long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) is a large North American shorebird. This species was also called "sicklebird" and the "candlestick bird". The species is native to central and western North America. In the winter, the species migrates southwards, as well as towards the coastline.
Coot
The Coot's (Fulica atra) distribution extends over western North Africa, Europe and large parts of Central Asia to Japan and south to Australia and New Zealand.
Coot swims and dives well. It makes a small jump just before it dive and stays usually only for a short period under the surface.
Coot swims and dives well. It makes a small jump just before it dive and stays usually only for a short period under the surface.
The bird feeds both of plant parts, such as aquatic plants and algae, grass on land, and small animals such as insects and mussels.
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