The 2024 survey recorded booming from 12 new sites, and Mr Wotton said: "It is fantastic to see bittern numbers increasing across the country - notably on RSPB nature reserves - thanks to the hard ...

AS conservationists celebrate a record-breaking year for the bittern, which was previously threatened with extinction in the ...

AS conservationists celebrate a record-breaking year for the bittern, which was previously threatened with extinction in the UK, we take a look ...

Lynne Warner, a volunteer photographer for the Broads Authority, spotted the bittern at Hickling Broad. Bitterns are often hard to spot as they blend into the reeds with their camouflaged plumage ...

Barry Buttle was at RSPB Minsmere, on the coast near Saxmundham, on Friday, March 22 when he saw and photographed a bittern.

Results from the RSPB and Natural England’s annual bittern monitoring project found 283 “booming” males counted in 2024, marking a rise of one-fifth since the previous year. Unlock unlimited ...