Bittern

ARKive - Bittern, Botaurus Stellaris
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Botaurus_stellaris/
Research this bird that has been entered in the Birds of Conservation Concern Red List (UK). Read about the males’ robust calling sound and view colour image.

BBC News - Rare Bird Makes London Return
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1763137.stm
IStudy rare bird that made the journey to central London and hopes of a revival. See colour image of bittern with neck full extended.

Birds of Britain - Bittern
http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/bittern.htm
Informs on the bittern’s population rise and decline in Britain. Touches on its ability to move by grasping reed stems.

Bittern Line, The - The Bird
http://www.bitternline.com/TheBittern.htm
Locates the only three areas in Britain where the bittern still breeds, and read about how humans ate the species to near extinction.

Lincolnshire Bird Club - Bittern
http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare_birds/little_bittern.htm
Understand the anatomy and wing configuration of the bittern with this colour image of bird in flight. Includes second image of bird in tree, date, and location.

Our South West - Bittern, Botaurus stellaris
http://www.oursouthwest.com/Wild_Hab/zSpecies/Bittern/bitten.htm
Read about large bird that is giving serious cause for alarm. Read about causes and threats, and view colour photograph.

Peterborough Bird Club: Annual Report - Bittern
http://pbc.codehog.co.uk/report/bittern.html
Appreciate highly secretive bird with this record of sightings around Peterborough, UK. Find numbers and locations, plus colour photograph of bittern in reeds.

Royal Society for Protection of Birds - Bittern
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/b/bittern/
Pore over colour illustration of the bittern and understand why it is so difficult to see in its natural habitat. Data on breeding, wintering, and where to sight in UK.

Royal Society for Protection of Birds - Did You Know?
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/b/bittern/did_you_know.asp
Peruse interesting article that explains how the bittern makes its weird call, and lists collection of even weirder names. See colour image of bird in marsh land.

Tiscali Reference - Bittern
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/birds_bittern.html
Check out bird that makes a loud booming sound, but is rarely seen. Describes appearance, habitat, and the few locations where it may be sighted.

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