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Meanings of land rail in English

Common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields.

Synonyms
Examples for "corncrake"
Examples for "corncrake"
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