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Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Castle Loch Nature Reserve (Dumfries and Galloway)

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Taken: Fri, 27 Jan 2023

Castle Loch Nature Reserve (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Sun, 29 Jan 2023

Vendace Bay.

Photo: Brian Henderson

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Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Lee Valley Country Park (Essex)

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Taken: Sun, 22 Jan 2023

Lee Valley Country Park (Essex)

Uploaded: Sun, 29 Jan 2023

Photo: David Mattocks

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Bittern

Taken: Sun, 22 Jan 2023

Lee Valley Country Park (Essex)

Uploaded: Sun, 29 Jan 2023

Photo: David Mattocks

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Bittern

Taken: Fri, 27 Jan 2023

Castle Loch Nature Reserve (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Sat, 28 Jan 2023

Vendace Bay. One of 2 present.

Photo: Brian Henderson

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Bittern

Taken: Fri, 27 Jan 2023

Castle Loch Nature Reserve (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Sat, 28 Jan 2023

Vendace Bay.

Photo: Brian Henderson

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

Taken: Sat, 28 Jan 2023

Castle Loch Nature Reserve (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Sat, 28 Jan 2023

Distant in the reed bed. Swallowing a big fish.

Photo: Chris Baines

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Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Far Ings Nature Reserve (Lincolnshire)

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Taken: Sat, 21 Jan 2023

Far Ings Nature Reserve (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 24 Jan 2023

After several recent visits, we managed to catch up with three Bitterns - this one showed well

Photo: Glyn Sellors

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Bittern

Taken: Sat, 21 Jan 2023

Far Ings Nature Reserve (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 24 Jan 2023

Difficult to take off from a frozen lake

Photo: Glyn Sellors

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Bittern

Taken: Sat, 21 Jan 2023

Far Ings Nature Reserve (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 24 Jan 2023

Photo: Glyn Sellors

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Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Capel Fleet (Kent)

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Taken: Sun, 22 Jan 2023

Capel Fleet (Kent)

Uploaded: Mon, 23 Jan 2023

Photo: Christopher Bond

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Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

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adult

Taken: Sat, 24 Dec 2022

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sat, 24 Dec 2022

Showed well at times at the back of South Lake today.

Photo: Christopher Teague

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Bittern

adult

Taken: Sat, 24 Dec 2022

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sat, 24 Dec 2022

Showed well at times at the back of South Lake today.

Photo: Christopher Teague

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Bittern

adult

Taken: Sat, 24 Dec 2022

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sat, 24 Dec 2022

Showed well at times at the back of South Lake today.

Photo: Christopher Teague

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Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at New Swillington Ings (Yorkshire)

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Taken: Mon, 24 Oct 2022

New Swillington Ings (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 27 Oct 2022

Standoff with a heron in reedbed

Photo: Brian Needham

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Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

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adult

Taken: Thu, 09 Jun 2022

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 11 Jun 2022

Showed well for a few minutes last Thursday from the Bittern Hide.

Photo: Christopher Teague

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Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Ham Wall RSPB (Somerset and Bristol)

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adult, female

Taken: Thu, 19 May 2022

Ham Wall RSPB (Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Thu, 19 May 2022

Photo: Michael Trew

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Bittern

adult, female

Taken: Thu, 19 May 2022

Ham Wall RSPB (Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Thu, 19 May 2022

Photo: Michael Trew

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Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Titchwell (Norfolk)

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Taken: Tue, 01 Feb 2022

Titchwell (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 01 Feb 2022

Extraordinary views today

Photo: Ted Smith

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Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Blashford (Hampshire)

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Taken: Sat, 29 Jan 2022

Blashford (Hampshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 29 Jan 2022

Photo: Peter Ashley

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Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at North Cave (Yorkshire)

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Taken: Fri, 14 Jan 2022

North Cave (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Fri, 14 Jan 2022

Photo: Garry Rowe

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Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Skaw, Whalsay (Shetland)

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Taken: Fri, 17 Dec 2021

Skaw, Whalsay (Shetland)

Uploaded: Fri, 17 Dec 2021

Photo: Dougie Preston

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Bittern

Taken: Fri, 17 Dec 2021

Skaw, Whalsay (Shetland)

Uploaded: Fri, 17 Dec 2021

Photo: Dougie Preston

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Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Summer Leys (Northamptonshire)

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Taken: Mon, 11 Oct 2021

Summer Leys (Northamptonshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 11 Oct 2021

Photo: Leslie Fox

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Bittern

Taken: Mon, 11 Oct 2021

Summer Leys (Northamptonshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 11 Oct 2021

Photo: Leslie Fox

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Bittern

Taken: Fri, 17 Sep 2021

Summer Leys (Northamptonshire)

Uploaded: Fri, 17 Sep 2021

hiding in the reeds

Photo: Leslie Fox

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

Taken: Tue, 29 Jun 2021

New Swillington Ings (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 30 Jun 2021

Photo: Brian Needham

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Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Lakenheath Fen RSPB (Suffolk)

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Taken: Fri, 25 Jun 2021

Lakenheath Fen RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 26 Jun 2021

Photo: David Mattocks

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Bittern

Taken: Fri, 25 Jun 2021

Lakenheath Fen RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 26 Jun 2021

Photo: David Mattocks

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Bittern

adult

Taken: Thu, 17 Jun 2021

Ham Wall RSPB (Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Fri, 18 Jun 2021

One of at least 3 birds seen yesterday flying over the reedbeds.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

adult

Taken: Thu, 17 Jun 2021

Ham Wall RSPB (Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Fri, 18 Jun 2021

One of at least 3 birds seen yesterday flying over the reedbeds.

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Lincoln (Lincolnshire)

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Taken: Tue, 13 Apr 2021

Lincoln (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 14 Apr 2021

Photo: Dean Eades

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Bittern

Taken: Tue, 13 Apr 2021

Lincoln (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 14 Apr 2021

Photo: Dean Eades

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Amwell Nature Reserve (Hertfordshire)

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female

Taken: Sun, 31 Jan 2021

Amwell Nature Reserve (Hertfordshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 01 Feb 2021

Bittern on The Bittern Pool.

Photo: Stuart Fox

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Bittern

Taken: Sun, 03 Jan 2021

Amwell Nature Reserve (Hertfordshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 04 Jan 2021

03.01.2021 Sunday, Bittern, 1, circa 13:00, Bittern watchpoint Amwell sunning it self in cut reeds.

Photo: Paul Lawrence

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Bittern

Taken: Thu, 10 Sep 2020

Lakenheath Fen RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 10 Sep 2020

A long flypast from this bittern en route from New Fen North towards Joist Fen - it even gave me a call on its way past!

Photo: Martin Peake

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Bittern

Taken: Tue, 09 Jun 2020

New Swillington Ings (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 10 Jun 2020

Photo: Brian Needham

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Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Hickling (Norfolk)

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Taken: Thu, 28 May 2020

Hickling (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 28 May 2020

NNT Reserve. Pair calling from reedbed near Bittern Hide

Photo: David Bryant

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

Taken: Wed, 15 Jan 2020

Far Ings Nature Reserve (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 16 Jan 2020

Photo: Ron Marshall

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Bittern

Taken: Wed, 15 Jan 2020

Far Ings Nature Reserve (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 16 Jan 2020

Photo: Ron Marshall

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Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Chichester (Sussex)

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Taken: Mon, 09 Dec 2019

Chichester (Sussex)

Uploaded: Mon, 09 Dec 2019

Chichester Marina from the hide

Photo: Andy Wilkes

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