Bittern booming at RSPB Minsmere

Heres a video of a male bittern fishing and booming at RSPB Minsmere. Filmed on the evening of the 11/04/11 from the Island mere hide. sorry its a little jumpy in places due to the fact the hide is pretty bouncy and the it was pretty crowded

now due to the fact the bitterns booming call is technically a form of infa sound it does not register on computer speakers just headphones from what I can gather so sorry about that

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[ggwildlife]

This was top class, probably the best bittern vid i have seen, what a huge bonus having him boom.

[NightHeronProduction]

@ggwildlife Well thank you I spents about two solid days just editing this, so that means a lot to me, thank you

[angelshweet]

Couldnt hear it ?

[NightHeronProduction]

@angelshweet Its becuse the sound the bittern makes is form of infa sound it does not register on computer speakers just headphones from what I can gather so sorry about that

[NightHeronProduction]

Thanks everyone I really apprecate it, I am still very anoyed with the video quality though

[3934knocker]

it would have been even better if it wasnt for the constant nattering from the women in the background.

[BertGearing]

As a fellow bittern follower I can appreciate how hard this must have been. Your filming and editing is top notch. To get this close to a bittern and be able to film it quite frankly is breathtaking. I live on the south coast in Sussex and make many trips to Dungeness and have seen bitterns there just once whilst flying. I have seen 3 bitterns on my only trip to Minsmere and no bitterns on about 10 trips to Leighton Moss. People don't realise how lucky they are to watch your wonderful film.

[Angelpaingel]

Superb footage of a beautiful and seldom seen bird, thanks so much for sharing this :)

[1deyoung]

I've both heard and seen them, but I haven't been fortunate enough to observe them making the call. What a beautiful bird!

[NeidalRuekk]

They never seem keen on moving anywhere fast, do they? Very slow and precise in their movements