A Bittern, known as a Britain's loudest bird, was captured at the Wetland Centre in St Ouen.

The RSPB reported ten "booming" male bitterns at Leighton Moss, Silverdale, the greatest number since the 1990s. Just 11 of the birds - once extinct in Britain - were recorded making their ...

"It shows that conservation does work," the Manchester Metropolitan scientist told BBC News. Bitterns, a member of the heron family, are well camouflaged wetland birds that hide in reed beds.

Video footage of a rare bird in Jersey has gone viral around the world after it was captured by a local wildlife photographer. John Ovenden, National Trust Jersey's clerk of Works, used a trail camera ...

Bitterns were driven to extinction by the 1870s due to hunting and the draining of their wetland habitats [Dave Ruscombe] More frequent sightings of a rare marsh bird at nature reserves have ...

Northumberland Wildlife Trust said bitterns, a member of the heron family, have overwintered regularly in recent years at several of its sites at Druridge Bay. The charity is running a project ...

More frequent sightings of a rare marsh bird at nature reserves have prompted hopes they may start to breed. Northumberland Wildlife Trust said bitterns, a member of the heron family, have ...

RSPB senior conservation scientist Simon Wotton said: "It is brilliant to see the hard work of staff and volunteers in managing specialist habitat for bitterns paying off, with many RSPB nature ...