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Cultural References
John Clare, the nineteenth-century English poet based in Northamptonshire, wrote a poem about the Corncrake called "The Landrail" - an old name for the bird. His poem is a semi-comic piece which is primarily about the difficulty of seeing Corncrakes - as opposed to hearing them. In the fourth verse he exclaims:

":Tis like a fancy everywhere
 * A sort of living doubt"

Corncrakes have now entirely disappeared as breeding species from the area. By implying that they were widespread birds in the area during his time, Clare's poem therefore makes a useful ornithological observation as well as serving as a conventional poem.