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Moorhen: this resident bird nests in tussocks and reeds Water rail: this elusive bird is more often detected by its pig-like squeal than by being seen Heron: this patient bird will stand in the shallows to hunt for frogs, fish, small birds, anything that moves in fact Reed warbler: a small summer visitor with a very loud song nests in reedbeds Sedge warbler: a summer visitor often seen singing and displaying from water side vegetation Bittern: a nationally rare bird needing large areas of reedbed in which to breed