Moorhens start to nest build and sit, just weeks old the young still need help at the Town Estate Park pond. © Clifford Norton/

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Melton Mowbray, UK. 15th September, 2016. Moorhens start to nest build and sit, just weeks old the young still need help at the Town Estate Park pond. A common bird but their wetland homes are under threat from development town and city parks are new home for the breed. © Clifford Norton/Alamy Live News

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Location: Melton Mowbray
Photo credit: © Clifford Norton / Alamy / Afripics
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