Bitterns, the loudest bird in the UK, have made a remarkable 'boom' back from the brink. All thanks to dedicated RSPB-led research and conservation. They were heard 'booming' from 11 new sites in 2023, an amazing step towards the birds recovery across the country. Bitterns can occasionally be spotted moving among the reeds at the water’s edge seeking out fish, insects, and amphibians to eat. Rejuvenating, managing, and creating wetland habitats has been vital to their recent success, including a
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Wonderful Bittern footage captured on trail camera by NHSN Volunteer, Brian Rutter Did you know the loudest bird in the UK is the bittern. The male’s booming call can be heard up to 3 miles (around 5 km) away, heard during the mating season (around late January to May) | Natural History Society of Northumbria
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GOOD NEWS: Bitterns are booming! 💚 Once extinct as breeding birds in the UK, Bitterns are making an incredible recovery...with another record-breaking year. Watch the video to find out more. Sound on. 🔊 | RSPB
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Sound on for this one 🔊😆Britain's loudest bird, which had been driven to extinction, has been caught on camera at a nature reserve. The bittern was spotted at Willington Wetlands, in Derbyshire, months after the bird bred in the county for the first time since records began....#bbceastmidlands #derbyshire | BBC Nottingham
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