The Eurasian bittern, a secretive British wetland bird, announces its presence with a distinctive low-frequency 'boom' during ...

The nature reserve Ham Wall is celebrating its 30th anniversary A nature reserve is celebrating its 30th anniversary and the success of bringing back a rare bird species. Ham Wall near Glastonbury in ...

One of Britain's rarest birds, the Bittern, is staging a comeback. Known for its booming call, the bittern has this year nested at more sites than any year since 1990 when monitoring of the bird began ...

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. Kate Humble presents the bittern. As the first shoots of spring appear in the reed-beds, ...