The bird is one of the UK's rarest species, with the urban sighting described as "exceptional".
Birdwatchers have been treated to sightings of an elusive bittern at RSPB Saltholme, with photographer Gareth Bowes capturing the bird on camera.
Birdwatchers have been treated to sightings of an elusive bittern at RSPB Saltholme, with photographer Gareth Bowes capturing the bird on camera.
A "secretive" rare bird has been spotted on the Norfolk Broads. Photographer Adam Barnard captured a series of images of a bittern swooping down over the water at Strumpshaw Fen on Tuesday. He was ...
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The "once heard, never forgotten" call of a rare bird has been heard at a nature reserve - just 15 minutes from Essex - for the very first time. RSPB Rainham Marshes, located beside the Thames, ...
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One of the UK's rarest birds has made its home in Greater Manchester. The male bittern, one of about only about 50 recorded in the UK, can be heard booming its mating call across the waters of Wigan ...