Spot the bird

Walking past my favourite ditch, I saw a bird.

Now then, do you know what kind of a bird this is? I was about to tell you it was a coot, but it is in fact a moorhen, because I watched this video about how to tell the two apart.

I feel like I should put a red circle around the bird! Even though they are blackish, it is hard to pick them out against the green and brown background. Look for the white stripe along the side.

I hope I see lots of black water birds on my holiday, so I can dazzle my husband with my knowledge of what is a coot and what is a moorhen!