Drive past a marsh, lakeshore, or river, you’re likely to see a stately great blue heron hunting in the shallows. They are common, impressive, and widespread. Though great blues often stand motionless ...

Record numbers of bittern booming calls have been heard in Yorkshire during the bird's breeding season, the RSPB has said. One of the rarest breeding birds in the UK, the bittern is also Britain's ...

The Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a reclusive bird belonging to the heron family. Close to the size of a chicken, bitterns are a mix of golden-brown mottled with delicate black and tan.

One of the UK's rarest birds has bred on a nature reserve near Hull for the first time in its history. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT) said a juvenile bittern was spotted at North Cave wetlands last ...

Drive past a marsh, lakeshore or river and you’re likely to see a stately great blue heron hunting in the shallows. They are common, impressive, and widespread. Though great blues often stand ...