moorhen

Up there, hidden in the undergrowth, is the moorhens' nest, which is unusual cos normally when I get moorhens nesting, they're in the undergrowth and the reeds along the edge of the bank.

这上面 枝叶中隐藏着一个黑水鸡窝 这不常见 因为通常 我发现黑水鸡会把巢 筑在河岸的灌木丛 和芦苇丛中

That's a dead duck, I think, or moorhen.

是只死鸭子的 我猜 或是黑水鸡

I'm quite amazed by the moorhens, actually.

事实上 我对黑水鸡感到十分惊奇

Yep, moorhen feather, and look, there's some more spraint in there.

对 是黑水鸡羽毛 瞧那儿 这里也有水獭屎

The family is still keeping track of the baby moorhens.

一家人仍在持续追踪小黑水鸡的情况

Charlie thought that nesting up a tree had been a *art move by the moorhens.

查理认为把巢建在树上 对于黑水鸡来说是很明智的

Charlie has to watch as the moorhen chick dies right in front of him.

查理眼睁睁地看着 一只苏格兰黑水鸡幼鸟死在面前

But it quickly becomes clear why moorhens don't normally nest in trees.

而我们也很快就明白 为何黑水鸡不常在树上筑巢

Moorhens are common on the river and the family regularly sees them outside the house.

黑水鸡在河流中很常见 查理一家经常在室外看到

Charlie's hoping that his favourite birds, the kingfishers, are having more luck than the moorhens and dippers with their nest.

查理希望他最爱的鸟 翠鸟 它们的巢能比 黑水鸡和河乌鸟的幸运