The American Bittern’s “pumper-lunk” call has got to be one of the strangest sounds I have ever heard. When I first heard it, I thought the sound was coming from some kind of oddball frog, but when I ...

A bittern recently photographed at Kaituna wetland. Photo / Mathew Herring Tanner’s Point residents may be hearing a new sound echoing across the peninsular - a deep, low-pitched ‘’boom’' at dawn or ...

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, ...