Breeding Baillon's Crakes in Britain

by Malcolm Ausden, Graham White and Mark Eaton Abstract In the summer of 2012, at least six, and perhaps as many as 11, Baillon's Crakes Porzana pusilla were heard singing in apparently suitable breeding habitat at a minimum of three locations in Britain. In this article, we describe the events that led to the finding of these birds, and discuss whether breeding Baillon's Crakes might have been o...