David Woodfall / Corncrake (Crex crex) walking at dawn on Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Corncrake (Crex crex) amongst grass, Balranald RSPB reserve, North Uist, Western Isles / Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniewski / Corncrake (Crex crex) calling in grassland. Bieszczady, Carpathian Mountains, Poland.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Corncrake (Crex crex) calling, Tory Island, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Corncrake (Crex crex) portrait, Tory Island, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Andy Sands / Corncrake (Crex crex) calling from rock, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK.

Kerstin Hinze / Corncrake (Crex crex) calling, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, June.

Laurie Campbell / Corncrake (Crex crex) hidden in meadow, Balranald RSPB Nature Reserve, North Uist, Scotland, June

Dave Bevan / Pair of Corncrakes (Crex crex) interacting, one pecking the other, Norfolk, England, UK. July.

Dave Bevan / Corncrake (Crex crex) preening, Norfolk, England, UK, June.

Dave Bevan / Corncrake (Crex crex) preening, Norfolk, England, UK, May.

Bence Mate / Corncrake (Crex Crex) calling, with breath vapor in early morning, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary