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Bitterns are a classification of wading birds in the heron family Ardeidae. Species named as bitterns tend to be the shorter necked, often more secretive members of this family. Called hæferblæte in Old English, the word bittern came to English from Old French butor, itself from Gallo-roman butitaurus, a portmanteau of latin Latin būtiō and taurus.
Bitterns usually frequent reedbeds and similar marshy areas, and feed on amphibians, reptiles, insects and fish.
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Off to @wwtlondon Will I get to see the bitterns? Maybe that should be, if I see a bittern will I even know I'm looking at one?
lynsey_s (Lynsey Smyth) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:46:10 -0000
Off to @wwtlondon Will I get to see the bitterns? Maybe that should be, if I see a bittern will I even know I'm looking at one?
RT @AdamLCanning: You can see Bitterns at Upton Warren, a Wildlife Trust reserve in the Midlands, but good nonetheless @Natures_Voice @R ...
NatureonScreen (Adam L Canning) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:27:06 -0000
RT @AdamLCanning: You can see Bitterns at Upton Warren, a Wildlife Trust reserve in the Midlands, but good nonetheless @Natures_Voice @R ...
@RealBillBailey... Seen two Bitterns or bitten by two Terns?
Sqeve (evelyn little) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:30:37 -0000
@RealBillBailey... Seen two Bitterns or bitten by two Terns?
RT @RealBillBailey: just seen two Bitterns at the London Wetland Centre - fantastic..
evicky145 (Vicky) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:14:05 -0000
RT @RealBillBailey: just seen two Bitterns at the London Wetland Centre - fantastic..
Very cool RT @RealBillBailey: just seen two Bitterns at the London Wetland Centre - fantastic..
rolandglew (Roland Glew) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:31:17 -0000
Very cool RT @RealBillBailey: just seen two Bitterns at the London Wetland Centre - fantastic..
You can see Bitterns at Upton Warren, a Wildlife Trust reserve in the Midlands, but good nonetheless @Natures_Voice @RealBillBailey
AdamLCanning (Adam L Canning) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:19:20 -0000
You can see Bitterns at Upton Warren, a Wildlife Trust reserve in the Midlands, but good nonetheless @Natures_Voice @RealBillBailey
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