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Meanings of corncrake in English

Common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields.

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Usage of corncrake in English
1
The sharp rattle of the mowing-machine disturbs the corncrake in the meadow.
The Life of the Fields
2
A major effort is under way to save the rare corncrake bird.
The Irish Times
3
This is the first recorded increase in corncrake numbers since records began.
The Irish Times
4
Yet Mrs Beeton has recipes for cooking game, roast landrail or corncrake.
The Irish Times
5
The mink poses a danger to nesting birds such as the corncrake.
The Irish Times
6
I'm all alone here except for my swallow and cuckoo and corncrake.
The King of Ireland's Son
7
Only the sharp cry of the corncrake broke the solemnity of the night.
The Northern Iron
8
Somewhere in the distance beyond the line a corncrake was calling.
Love and Other Stories
9
As stated in this report the corncrake grant scheme has returned for 1996.
The Irish Times
10
Another summer gone and not a corncrake heard, not a cuckoo.
The Irish Times
11
For the moment, like the British countryside, the corncrake is hanging in there.
The Guardian
12
The poor weather is delaying the breeding season for the corncrake.
The Irish Times
13
The corncrake began to call again out in the distance.
A Damsel in Distress
14
A few decades ago, the corncrake was not unknown even close to city boundaries.
The Irish Times
15
My friend informs me he saw a corncrake in June.
The Irish Times
16
To suggest the corncrake conservation programme should be cut for efficiency's sake is startling.
The Irish Times
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Corncrake through the time