Nature lovers and bird watchers in the North East have been delighted by several rare sightings of the elusive bittern over the years. The recent appearance of a bittern at Rainton Meadows on February ...

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.

There's a happy tale coming out of the United Kingdom for a bird that conservationists have been fighting to save. The bittern, a member of the heron family, has had a record-breaking breeding season ...

Nature columnist Joyce J M Garden joined a small group of birders to watch the secretive Eurasian bittern at the Loch of Spiggie.

Britain's loudest bird, the bittern, has made a comeback over the winter months in London, conservationists say. There were only 30 known breeding pairs in the UK when the London Wetland Centre opened ...

Known for their fondness for life in wet habitats, wading birds can be found near lakes, swamps, beaches and even small ponds. They represent a whole section of most bird books. We are lucky here in ...

In the depths of December, a group of excited people paid no heed to the cold as they waited for a secretive visitor to make an appearance. They were members of the Hull and district branch of the ...