Birdwatchers descended on a nature reserve in Stockton-on-Tees after a rare bird was spotted for the first time in more than 150 years. A little bittern was in a reed bed at RSPB Saltholme on 26 ...

As its name suggests, the little bittern is the smallest species of the heron family: it is about 30 cm tall, which is more or less the size of a raven. Male little bitterns have a black-greenish ...

Gurgaon: A Little Bittern in Haryana is among the rarest of avian sightings — just twice in 40 years, according to birders. To photograph one, they say, is a landmark because it hasn’t been done ...

A birder reported spotting a little bittern at the Okhla Bird Sanctuary (OBS), a “rare and unusual sighting” for the National Capital Region (NCR), according to experts A birder reported spotting a ...

LONDON (Reuters) - One of Britain's rarest birds is nesting, the RSPB said on Tuesday, only the second confirmed breeding of the bird in the UK. The little bittern, a small member of the heron family, ...

Wildlife activists in Berhampur successfully rescued a rare black bittern from a residential area. The bird, treated for minor leg injuries, was handed over to forest officials and will soon be ...