The American Bittern’s “pumper-lunk” call has got to be one of the strangest sounds I have ever heard. When I first heard it, I thought the sound was coming from some kind of oddball frog, but when I ...

The male bittern's booming mating call is evidence of the species' recovery in the UK Record numbers of bittern booming calls have been heard in Yorkshire during the bird's breeding season, the RSPB ...

One of the UK's rarest birds has made its home in Greater Manchester. The male bittern, one of about only about 50 recorded in the UK, can be heard booming its mating call across the waters of Wigan ...

The first time I heard an American bittern, I had no idea what it was. In fact, I had no idea I was even hearing a bird. The loud, guttural sound was a resounding "pump-er-lunk." "Pump-er-lunk." I ...