Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), Sitting on an icy ditch edge. Lancashire, UK Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), Sitting on an icy ditch edge. Severe winters are hard on birds, including Moorhens, but they are able to forage even where only a little water remains unfrozen. Feeding in short bursts, and then resting up. Omnivorous, feeds while swimming or walking on floating vegetation or land, especially damp Meadows. Habitat, Marsh, reed bed, small lakes.
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