67K views · 1.4K reactions | Good morning from #China. Yellow Bittern (黄苇鳽,Ixobrychus sinensis) chicks are waiting for food, in Shandong province. Since they often build nests deep inside reed marsh using reeds as the raw material, it is hard to take a glimpse of it. ❤野外观察 ❤❤❤ #Nature #Peace #wildlife #Chinese #love #travel | Lin hillside | Facebook

One of our most secretive birds here in the UK...the bittern! Have you managed to spot one this spring? 🐦💚 🎥 Steve Moore #Springwatch 💚 | BBC Springwatch

Have you heard Britain’s loudest bird? Bitterns are beginning to boom at many of our nature reserves. 😃 At Lancashire’s RSPB Leighton Moss, which boasts the largest reedbed in North West England, these elusive heron-like birds can be already be heard booming across the reserve and Morecambe Bay. Did you know the female Bittern can hear the male’s mating call from up to 3 km away? Let us know if you’ve heard any booming Bitterns at RSPB Leighton Moss or your local reserve! Visit https://bit.ly/L

Britain’s loudest bird is booming – quite literally. The population of #bittern is at a record high of at least 164 booming males. Tom Clare of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust tells us about their distinctive call. 🐦 🐦 🐦 | BBC Breakfast