"Some people stare at reeds on the shoreline for hours at a time for years before they see one of these guys." ...

Male bitterns make the sound to establish territories and attract mates by opening and closing their bills, gulping air and inflating their esophagus.

Vermont's Institute of Natural Science recently returned a bird that was hit by a vehicle back to the wild.

Bittern numbers have increased by a fifth in the last year, the RSPB said Conservationists are celebrating a record year for bitterns after a monitoring project revealed numbers had increased by a ...

Scientists tracking the shy heron species’ foghorn-like song have recorded more than 150 males across England and Wales, up from 11 in 1997 The once beleaguered bittern is booming, literally and ...

An Australasian Bittern chick hatched in a rice bay.(Matt Herring) The Australasian bittern is a strange bird. It has a low, loud call, and has been known to use grass stalks as tools. Strangest of ...

One of the UK's rarest birds, the bittern, is making a new comeback from extinction, after its best year on record led to the numbers of breeding males topping 100 for the first time. Here is a ...

The bittern's dependence on reed beds and its very small population have raised concerns One of the UK's most threatened birds - the bittern - is returning to England and Wales, according to ...