This noisy giant blue Moorhen has a limited range in Europe being confined to a few southern Mediterranean regions, probably best known from a few marshes in southern Spain and Portugal. An unlikely vagrant to the UK, but escaped birds have been discovered here. Most, if not all, of these escaped birds have belonged to one of the greyer-headed races, not the European form.
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Purple Swamphens, Quinta do Lago (Algarve, Portugal), 15th April 2006
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Purple Swamphen, Riserva Naturale Orientata Fiume Ciane (Sicily, Italy), 2nd May 2012
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Purple Swamphen, Ebro Delta (Cataluña, Spain), 20th May 2013
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Purple Swamphens, Riet Vell, Ebro Delta (Cataluña, Spain), 20th May 2013
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Purple Swamphens, Riet Vell, Ebro Delta (Cataluña, Spain), 21st May 2013
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adult and chick Purple Swamphens, Riet Vell, Ebro Delta (Cataluña, Spain), 20th May 2013
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Purple Swamphen, Ebro Delta (Cataluña, Spain), 21st May 2013
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