In the half-light before dawn, I walked the river towpath, believing I was moving with stealth. From under my feet a moorhen bolted from the bank, pattering over the water, sending stone-skimmer ...

Of all Britain's birds, few are as common and widespread, and yet so often taken for granted, as the moorhen. This humble little waterbird goes quietly about its business, eking out a life on the ...

The loud, sudden sound that exploded out of the marsh jolted me to attention as I explored the remote wetlands near the Pike-Monroe County border on June 10. It was a call with which I was very ...

The Maltese moorhen has escaped the normal zeal of hunters and is happily flourishing in increasing numbers on the island. Although the moorhen, or gallozz, is inedible, it has been hunted regularly ...

Police have launched an appeal for information after a moorhen was seriously injured by a slingshot in Newark. Nottinghamshire Police said it happened at Balderton Lake at about 18:45 BST on 4 ...

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Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. Chris Packham presents the story of the Moorhen. Almost anywhere there's freshwater you ...