Dietmar Nill / Spotted crake {Porzana porzana} foraging, Germany.

Jonas Landolt/ BIA / Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana), Austria

Filippo Nucifora/ BIA / Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) foraging, Vorarlberg, Austria

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Spotted crake (Porzana porzana) in shallow water, Oman, November

Martin Willis / Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) wading, North Lake, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mick Jenner / Spotted crake (Porzana porzana) feeding, Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset, England, UK, October.

Mick Jenner / Spotted crake (Porzana porzana) feeding, Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset, England, UK, October.

Oliver Richter / Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) on shore, Germany

Walter Soestbergen / Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana), Utrecht, Netherlands

Christine Jung / Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana), Lesvos, Greece

Christine Jung / Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana), Lesvos, Greece

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Spotted crake (Porzana porzana) wading in shallow water, Oman, September.