The Somerset Wildlife Trust is asking people to listen to hear the boom of a bittern as it tries to track them for a study. The distinctive boom of the male can be heard up to two miles (3.2km) away.

Rare bitterns are bouncing back with the highest number of 'booming' males recorded since the nineteenth century, wildlife experts said. The elusive heron-like birds, which were driven to extinction ...

BIRDWATCHERS ARE listening for one of the most extraordinary sounds - the booming call of a male bittern. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our ...

One of Britain's loudest but most secretive birds has had one of its best ever years - despite a fall in numbers in its East Anglian heartland. Bittern numbers have decreased this year in the region ...