Some shots from today

errrm, they're exactly the same species. You have a couple of very similar species such as American Purple Gallinule and American Coot both of which although supposedly weak flyers have made the transatlantic crossing to the UK on several occasions. It's even likely that your Moorhens have also but they canot be distinguished from the Old World version.

davewalters wrote in post #2400840
errrm, they're exactly the same species. You have a couple of very similar species such as American Purple Gallinule and American Coot both of which although supposedly weak flyers have made the transatlantic crossing to the UK on several occasions. It's even likely that your Moorhens have also but they canot be distinguished from the Old World version.

i know they are the same. it was a joke . im just saying that in hours of watching whole bunches of them ive never seen one make it more than a few inches over the water.

Lol fair enough - bear in mind I'm English were not known for having much of a sense of humour Try cherry bombs - that'll get em flying!!!

HAHAHAHA, I bet.

Dang. Those look like all the birds we saw at San Bernard Wildlife Reserve. Do you live in the South?