Given their brown, stripy, marsh-appropriate camouflage, their rail-like thinness and ability to stand still, or imitate wind in the grass, it’s not easy to get a good look at one.

Kendrapara: The elusive Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) has been sighted for the first time in the Gahirmatha region of Bhitarkanika National Park during the mid-winter waterfowl annual status ...

KENDRAPARA: The Bhitarkanika National Park has recorded sighting of the Great Bittern for the first time. The bird was spotted during the annual avian census at Sasanapeta area, with official ...

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