Tweet Take 5 : Water Rail

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The water rail is a familiar sound throughout Britain's wetlands, It's high pitched squeal, which some say resembles a startled pig, travels through reed-beds alerting the listener to its presence. But these are shy and reclusive birds and rarely seen, as outlined in these three stories of water rail encounter with Chris Packham, Dave Leech of the British Trust for Ornithology and Springwatch remote cameraman Nigel Bean. Producer : Andrew Dawes