The American Bittern’s “pumper-lunk” call has got to be one of the strangest sounds I have ever heard. When I first heard it, I thought the sound was coming from some kind of oddball frog, but when I ...

For the first time in more than 40 years, the distinctive booming call of the endangered Australasian bittern once again rings out across the waters of Tasmania’s Lagoon of Islands. The Australasian ...

The male bittern's booming mating call is evidence of the species' recovery in the UK Record numbers of bittern booming calls have been heard in Yorkshire during the bird's breeding season, the RSPB ...

A recently developed watering guide will improve how NSW environmental water managers support one of Australia's most endangered and cryptic native ...

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 ...

Further sightings of a 'rare' and 'shy' bird have been made across the North East, as hopes for further sightings in the region have been made. The elusive bittern, known for its expert camouflage and ...

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, ...