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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, 08 Feb 2013

Castle Loch Nature Reserve (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Fri, 08 Feb 2013

Showed reasonably well on/off between 15:06-16:45 at least. Image is cropped for the record.

Photo: Brian Henderson

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Bittern

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

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Taken: Sun, 27 Jan 2013

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Mon, 28 Jan 2013

Photo: David Carr

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Abberton Reservoir (Essex)

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Taken: Mon, 28 Jan 2013

Abberton Reservoir (Essex)

Uploaded: Mon, 28 Jan 2013

Photo: Trevor Oakley

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Bittern

Taken: Sat, 26 Jan 2013

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Mon, 28 Jan 2013

Photo: Chris Bromley

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Bittern

Taken: Sat, 26 Jan 2013

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sun, 27 Jan 2013

Photo: Mark Dowie

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Bittern

Taken: Thu, 24 Jan 2013

Abberton Reservoir (Essex)

Uploaded: Thu, 24 Jan 2013

Fell through the ice, but extracted itself with ease

Photo: Sean Nixon

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Bittern

Taken: Thu, 24 Jan 2013

Abberton Reservoir (Essex)

Uploaded: Thu, 24 Jan 2013

Bittern in reed beds next to weir from Layer Breton Causeway

Photo: Andrew Brown

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Bittern

adult

Taken: Wed, 23 Jan 2013

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Wed, 23 Jan 2013

Showing well in the snow this afternoon.

Photo: James Lees

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Dungeness (Kent)

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Taken: Thu, 17 Jan 2013

Dungeness (Kent)

Uploaded: Sat, 19 Jan 2013

Photo: Steven Ashton

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Bittern

Taken: Tue, 08 Jan 2013

Castle Loch Nature Reserve (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Tue, 08 Jan 2013

Showed well on/off between 13:05 - 15:46. Cropped image for the record.

Photo: Brian Henderson

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Stodmarsh NNR (Kent)

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Taken: Tue, 01 Jan 2013

Stodmarsh NNR (Kent)

Uploaded: Sat, 05 Jan 2013

Photo: Steven Ashton

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Bittern

Taken: Tue, 01 Jan 2013

Stodmarsh NNR (Kent)

Uploaded: Wed, 02 Jan 2013

Photo: Steven Ashton

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Bittern

Taken: Tue, 01 Jan 2013

Stodmarsh NNR (Kent)

Uploaded: Wed, 02 Jan 2013

Photo: Steven Ashton

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

Taken: Mon, 24 Dec 2012

Castle Loch Nature Reserve (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Mon, 24 Dec 2012

Single bird today, brief appearance after 2.5 hours. Again, cropped image for the record.

Photo: Brian Henderson

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

Taken: Sun, 23 Dec 2012

Castle Loch Nature Reserve (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Sun, 23 Dec 2012

One of 2 birds seen today. Cropped image for the record. House in background is Lochside Cottage that sits on the A709 Lochmaben to Lockerbie Rd.

Photo: Brian Henderson

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

Taken: Sun, 23 Dec 2012

Castle Loch Nature Reserve (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Sun, 23 Dec 2012

One of 2 birds seen today. Image is cropped for the record.

Photo: Brian Henderson

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

adult

Taken: Sat, 22 Dec 2012

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Sat, 22 Dec 2012

Showing very well again.

Photo: James Lees

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Bittern

Taken: Sat, 15 Dec 2012

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Thu, 20 Dec 2012

Photo: Andrew Jordan

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Cley next the Sea (Norfolk)

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Taken: Sat, 15 Dec 2012

Cley next the Sea (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 15 Dec 2012

Bonus bird on what was a very quiet day

Photo: Andy Thompson

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Bittern

adult

Taken: Fri, 14 Dec 2012

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Fri, 14 Dec 2012

Showing well again from the Zeiss Hide

Photo: James Lees

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

adult

Taken: Wed, 05 Dec 2012

Slimbridge WWT (Gloucestershire)

Uploaded: Wed, 05 Dec 2012

One of two showing well from the Zeiss Hide today, Digiscoped with Swarovski scope.

Photo: James Lees

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

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

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Taken: Sun, 17 Jun 2012

Ham Wall RSPB (Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Mon, 25 Jun 2012

Photo: Gary Thoburn

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Bittern

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

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Taken: Wed, 16 May 2012

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sun, 20 May 2012

Photo: David Borderick

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Bittern

Taken: Sun, 13 May 2012

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sun, 20 May 2012

Photo: David Borderick

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Bittern

Taken: Sun, 13 May 2012

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sun, 20 May 2012

Photo: David Borderick

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Bittern

Taken: Sun, 06 May 2012

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sun, 06 May 2012

3 Bitterns together at Bittern Hide !

Photo: David Borderick

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Bittern

Taken: Sun, 29 Apr 2012

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 01 May 2012

Photo: Jon Evans

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Bittern

Taken: Tue, 24 Apr 2012

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 28 Apr 2012

Photo: Mark Rayment

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Bittern

Taken: Fri, 27 Apr 2012

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 28 Apr 2012

Digiscoped

Photo: Andrew Knights

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Bittern

Taken: Fri, 27 Apr 2012

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sat, 28 Apr 2012

Digiscoped

Photo: Andrew Knights

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Bittern

Taken: Sat, 14 Apr 2012

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sun, 15 Apr 2012

Feeding from Island Mere hide for about two hours.

Photo: Andrew Knights

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Bittern

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

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Taken: Sun, 01 Apr 2012

(Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Tue, 03 Apr 2012

Photo: Andrew Jordan

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

Taken: Tue, 27 Mar 2012

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 02 Apr 2012

Photo: Steve Plume

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

Taken: Tue, 27 Mar 2012

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 02 Apr 2012

Photo: Steve Plume

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

Taken: Tue, 27 Mar 2012

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 02 Apr 2012

Photo: Steve Plume

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

Taken: Sun, 11 Mar 2012

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 20 Mar 2012

Photo: David Borderick

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Bittern

Taken: Sun, 11 Mar 2012

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 20 Mar 2012

Photo: David Borderick

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Bittern

Taken: Sun, 11 Mar 2012

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 20 Mar 2012

Photo: David Borderick

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Bittern

Upload a photo of the Bittern at Mere Sands Wood (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

All the RBA news reports of the Bittern at Mere Sands Wood (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Taken: Sat, 03 Mar 2012

Mere Sands Wood (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Sat, 03 Mar 2012

One of two birds showing well today

Photo: Mark Woodhead

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Bittern

Taken: Thu, 16 Feb 2012

Mere Sands Wood (Lancashire and North Merseyside)

Uploaded: Thu, 16 Feb 2012

Photo: Peter Stanfield

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