moorhens

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Lizzie Birkett says:

23 January 2018 at 12:23 pm

Hi, do you know of any other names for a moor hen? Nickname or Yorkshire name. I just found your blog page while searching so I will enjoy reading them.
Best wishes
Lizzie 😉

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1. Richard says:
  
  23 January 2018 at 12:54 pm
  
  I’d forgotten until you asked but I remember we used to call them water-hens.
  
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