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Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML201086451
eBird checklist S65012513
Report
rating 5
8 ratings
Andis Liepa
30 Apr 1999
Riga City, Latvia
Media notes
A chick and some eggs in the nest. Elevation: 16 m. Date added to IBC: June 22,
…
Tags
Egg(s); Nest
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML201895691
eBird checklist S65186283
Report
rating 4
6 ratings
Juan José Bazan Hiraldo
23 Nov 2013
Illes Baleares, Spain
Media notes
Adult walking. Elevation: 1 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML201417721
eBird checklist S64821506
Report
rating 4
7 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
27 Dec 2014
Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
Media notes
An individual resting close to the reedbed and flying to another point. Elevatio
…
Behaviors
Flying
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML552023181
eBird checklist S131760167
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Sahana M
25 Mar 2023
Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML201646241
eBird checklist S65102963
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Christophe Gouraud
9 Apr 2009
Mangghystau oblysy, Kazakhstan
Media notes
A migrant bird walking during a stopover in the steppe. Elevation: 176 m. Date a
…
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML201417701
eBird checklist S64821506
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
27 Dec 2014
Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
Media notes
A bird resting on the edge of a reedbed, and defecating. Elevation: 0 m. Date ad
…
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML201120021
eBird checklist S65007592
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Yoel jimenez
8 Mar 2013
Overijssel, Netherlands
Media notes
A bird hunting for fish. Elevation: 36 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML201119841
eBird checklist S65007592
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Yoel jimenez
8 Mar 2013
Overijssel, Netherlands
Media notes
A bird at close range, making itself look bigger trying to intimidate a Grey Her
…
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML201082641
eBird checklist S65007592
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Yoel jimenez
8 Mar 2013
Overijssel, Netherlands
Media notes
A bird flees from a Grey Heron who came very close (not shown), but falls while
…
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML614163532
eBird checklist S160147870
Report
rating 5
3 ratings
Jose Manuel Reyes Paez
29 Jan 2024
Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML404069341
eBird checklist S100431585
Report
rating 5
3 ratings
Marc Gálvez
9 Jan 2022
Tarragona, Cataluña, Spain
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML201371041
eBird checklist S64820895
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
25 Jan 2010
Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan
Media notes
A bird in a reedbed, moving and showing comfort behaviour. Elevation: 39 m. Date
…
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML404069411
eBird checklist S100431585
Report
rating 5
3 ratings
Marc Gálvez
9 Jan 2022
Tarragona, Cataluña, Spain
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML201844531
eBird checklist S65137756
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Greg Baker
14 Jan 2013
Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Media notes
An individual preening and wing-stretching in a reed bed. Elevation: 39 m. Date
…
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML201798901
eBird checklist S65139065
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Greg Baker
29 Jan 2011
Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Media notes
An adult perched in a reedbed. Elevation: 39 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016
…
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML201646231
eBird checklist S65102963
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Christophe Gouraud
9 Apr 2009
Mangghystau oblysy, Kazakhstan
Media notes
A migrant bird walking during a stopover in the steppe. Elevation: 176 m. Date a
…
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML201086471
eBird checklist S65012521
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Andis Liepa
11 Jan 2015
Riga City, Latvia
Media notes
In Latvia not common wintertime. Elevation: 16 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 20
…
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML200826271
eBird checklist S64996501
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Pierandrea Brichetti
10 Mar 2009
Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Media notes
An adult fishing and catching a big prey in a dense reedbed. Elevation: 32 m. Da
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Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML200816231
eBird checklist S64995295
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Pierandrea Brichetti
1 Feb 2015
Lombardia, Italy
Media notes
A bird foraging in typical posture. Elevation: 51 m. Date added to IBC: June 23,
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Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML201417711
eBird checklist S64821506
Report
rating 4
6 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
27 Dec 2014
Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
Media notes
A view of an individual moving among reeds, and showing its crypctic plumage. El
…
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML277722471
eBird checklist S75884519
Report
rating 5
2 ratings
Ko Cheng
6 Nov 2020
Yilan County, Taiwan
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML404069871
eBird checklist S100431585
Report
rating 5
2 ratings
Marc Gálvez
9 Jan 2022
Tarragona, Cataluña, Spain
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML192234681
eBird checklist S62165913
Report
rating 5
2 ratings
Hervé JACOB
17 Nov 2019
Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML201079831
eBird checklist S65007592
Report
rating 3
5 ratings
Yoel jimenez
8 Mar 2013
Overijssel, Netherlands
Media notes
Different views of a bird walking through the reeds. Elevation: 36 m. Date added
…
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML615031409
eBird checklist S162125789
Report
rating 5
1 rating
Yann Muzika
18 Feb 2024
Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML579877681
eBird checklist S89012102
Report
rating 5
1 rating
Volkan Donbaloglu
26 Feb 2011
Ankara, Türkiye
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML404069671
eBird checklist S100431585
Report
rating 5
1 rating
Marc Gálvez
9 Jan 2022
Tarragona, Cataluña, Spain
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML277722431
eBird checklist S75884519
Report
rating 5
1 rating
Ko Cheng
6 Nov 2020
Yilan County, Taiwan
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML275273131
eBird checklist S64976150
Report
rating 4
2 ratings
Pascal Vagner
29 Feb 2016
Bruxelles-Capitale, Région de, Belgium
Age and sex
Unknown age, Unknown sex - 1
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
ML275271351
eBird checklist S64976150
Report
rating 4
2 ratings
Pascal Vagner
29 Feb 2016
Bruxelles-Capitale, Région de, Belgium
Age and sex
Unknown age, Unknown sex - 1
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