RSPB says loud 'booming' bitterns are making a recovery in the UK

1.9K views · 51 reactions | The big booming Bitterns are making noises in our wetlands again! Learn more about them at an upcoming community event in the Dunkeld area hosted by Glenelg Hopkins CMA, BirdLife Australia, Nature Glenelg Trust and the Pannyabyr Landcare Group. #getoutdoors #heartheboom #boomking #bittern #love bitterns #wetlands #wetlandwalkers #wetlandboomers #boomers | Glenelg Hopkins CMA | Facebook

I had a Pāteke disturb monitoring this morning...just popped out of the wetland and waddled on through the ngāhere! Not concerned at all by the human sitting up in the tree a metre or so above it! Pāteke or Brown Teal are 'Nationally increasing' but remain 'Conservation Dependent', meaning the population needs ongoing support to recover and is still vulnerable to threats like predation and habitat loss. Pāteke need wetlands too...when we restore Habitat for Hūrepo we help other wetland dependent

Least Bittern Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

American Bittern Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology