An Australasian Bittern chick hatched in a rice bay.(Matt Herring) The Australasian bittern is a strange bird. It has a low, loud call, and has been known to use grass stalks as tools. Strangest of ...

Recordings of the deep growls or booming calls of male Australasian bitterns in wetlands in southern New South Wales have sparked hope for the recovery of the endangered bird. Monitoring of the ...

Here's a fun test for backyard birders who would like to add an American bittern to their list. It won't be easy. Actually, if you have a farm pond with cattails or a nearby wetland with marsh plants, ...

I spend the entire month of June on a boat watching the sunrise and sunset. I do this because I am leading wildlife photography tours, to capture images of Loons. I am so fortunate to be outside, ...

Bird watchers in the state have a reason to rejoice as the rare migratory bird — Great Bittern or Eurasian Bittern — has been sighted in the Ramnagar wetland in Bundi district. A Great Bittern flies ...

THE Riverina supports the world’s largest breeding population of an endangered water bird, according to a research project supported by rice growers. The Bitterns in Rice project, run by Matt Herring ...

The bird was spotted using a recently-installed camera mounted on a tree One of Britain's rarest birds has been caught on camera at a Powys wildlife reserve. The bittern was spotted at Montgomeryshire ...