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Greater Wellington Backing The Bittern For Bird Of The Year 2024

The cryptic and coy matuku-hūrepo or Australasian bittern has Greater Wellington’s support for Bird of the Year 2024. The bittern’s conservation status is Threatened, with less than 1,000 birds living ...
The New Zealand Herald

Boom sound of the rare bittern heard across Tanners Point

A bittern recently photographed at Kaituna wetland. Photo / Mathew Herring Tanner’s Point residents may be hearing a new sound echoing across the peninsular - a deep, low-pitched ‘’boom’' at dawn or ...
The Northern Echo

Bittern: Double sighting of 'rare' bird in North East

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The Northern Echo

Bittern spotted in North Yorkshire as rare birds come back

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The Guardian

Country diary: A bird of the fens in the heart of London’s urban sprawl. Crazy

London Wetland Centre: Bitterns are secretive birds, their streaky brown plumage wonderful camouflage. Any encounter is to be treasured London Wetland Centre – the capital’s branch of the Wildfowl and ...
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All of the sightings of 'rare' bird across North East skies over the years

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 ...