Eurasion Bittern Adult.    Jim's First Sighting
Taken at Duddingston Loch on 12th February 2012 using Nikon D40X with Nikon 300m zoom lens.
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In Flight
Taken at Duddingston Loch on 19th February 2012 using a Nikon D40X with Nikon 300m zoom lens. 		Fact File
Eurasion Bittern.
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Local Names:		 Botaurus stellaris.
Pelecaniformes.
Ardeidae.
bog bull, bog hen, butterbump.
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Reedbeds.
Fish, eels, amphibians and invertebrates,
Buffy-brown plumage covered with dark streaks and bars.
March - April. 1 brood, 4 to 5 eggs.
69 to 81 cm.
100–130 cm.
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