Harini Logan spelled 21 words correctly in the first-ever spell-off at competition. Harini Logan, a 14-year-old from San Antonia in Texas, has won the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee 2022. The ...

Of all Britain's birds, few are as common and widespread, and yet so often taken for granted, as the moorhen. This humble little waterbird goes quietly about its business, eking out a life on the ...

OXON HILL, Md. — Harini Logan kept trying to learn from her near-misses in online spelling bees. Recognized for years as one of the best spellers in the English language, she had never taken home a ...

Juvenile common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus (formerly; Fulica chloropus), also known as the marshhen or, occasionally as the mirehen. In the USA, this species is known as the common gallinule.

A moorhen is about 32-35 cm long with a wing span of 50-55cm. They are a common breeding species found here, typically on wetland, all year round. Both sexes look similar and a moor hen is smaller ...

The Maltese moorhen has escaped the normal zeal of hunters and is happily flourishing in increasing numbers on the island. Although the moorhen, or gallozz, is inedible, it has been hunted regularly ...

Police have launched an appeal for information after a moorhen was seriously injured by a slingshot in Newark. Nottinghamshire Police said it happened at Balderton Lake at about 18:45 BST on 4 ...

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. Chris Packham presents the story of the Moorhen. Almost anywhere there's freshwater you ...