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Bird Sightings : Hebrides : Moorhen

 

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Moorhen

(Moggyhen, Moggy, Moggies, Wat(t)erhen, Woggiehen, Watter-hen, Moran)

Gallinula chloropus

Gaelic: Cearc-uisge

 

• Moorhen
• Gallinula chlorlopus
• Gaelic: Cearc-uisge
• WI: Uncommon resident breeder (10-99 breeding pairs) TBC

 

Moorhen records in the Western Isles

Uncommon resident breeder (10-99 breeding pairs) TBC

On the chart below the darker the shade of blue the more abundant the Moorhen is during a month or the more likely you are to see it.

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D

(Source: Outer Hebrides Birds Checklist)

 

 

 

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