A bittern appeared dead on schedule as dozens of nature lovers gathered to see it at the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority's Bittern Roost Watch ...

Elusive bitterns have successfully bred on the Isle of Wight for the first time on record, as the bird continues its comeback, the RSPB has said. This spring the distinctive “booming” mating call of ...

Parks and Wildlife Service rangers at Lake St Clair have partnered with citizen scientists to monitor the elusive birds using ...

Nature lovers and bird watchers in the North East have been delighted by several rare sightings of the elusive bittern over the years. The recent appearance of a bittern at Rainton Meadows on February ...

Nature enthusiasts and bird watchers were treated to a rare sighting of a bittern at Rainton Meadows on Tuesday, February 4.

There's a happy tale coming out of the United Kingdom for a bird that conservationists have been fighting to save. The bittern, a member of the heron family, has had a record-breaking breeding season ...

Some of the best places to look for birds in Minnesota are its cemeteries. We have more than 3,700 of them. Cemeteries have grass and shrubs and trees, often lush landscaping and wooded edges, good ...

Known for their fondness for life in wet habitats, wading birds can be found near lakes, swamps, beaches and even small ponds. They represent a whole section of most bird books. We are lucky here in ...

One of the UK's rarest birds has bred on a nature reserve near Hull for the first time in its history. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT) said a juvenile bittern was spotted at North Cave wetlands last ...