While rare in the North East, bitterns have been spotted occasionally in the region. In 2012, a male bittern was heard booming for the first time at RSPB Saltholme in Stockton, though it failed to ...

Conservationists are celebrating a record year for bitterns as the population of the UK’s loudest bird was found to have increased by 20 per ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues ... Results from the RSPB and Natural England’s ...