A rare and elusive bird was recently spotted in the Channel Islands, an archipelago located between England and France. The bird — a type of heron known as a bittern — was recorded in Jersey, the ...

The bird — a type of heron known as a bittern — was recorded in Jersey, the largest of the islands, by wildlife photographer John Ovenden. “The very secretive Bittern made an appearance at ...

The rare bittern was spotted within a reed bed (Image: Cath Batley) Bitterns are a species of heron and are renowned for ...

In order to save the animal, first veterinarians will need to locate the heron at the right time, and capture the bird which is about 1.25m tall and has a wingspan of some 1.8m, he added.