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Bitterns (Subfamily Botaurinae): Dwarf, Eurasian & Little Bittern
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 10:06 am
by Richprins
Kruger Sightings
Verified account @LatestKruger
2h2 hours ago
6:00 am
1 Dwarf Bittern stationary
'Photo of the Dwarf Bittern'
S106, seen close to Rabelais dam
Near Orpen
5/5
Tinged by The Van Stadens
(Photo)
Re: Bitterns
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 12:08 pm
by Lisbeth
Dwarf Bitterns
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:44 am
by Richprins
The juvenile version, seen by Heksie
S130, Kruger National Park
And Dzombo
At Duke's Waterhole in December 2013
And by Pumbaa on the Croc River
And by leachy at Pafuri
And by BluTuna near Orpen dam
Re: Bitterns
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:47 am
by Richprins
The Little Bittern, by Pumbaa at the Balule bridge:
By Blutuna in Randburg
By leachy at Engelhard Dam
By amoli at Marievale
By Sharifa at Nylsvlei
Re: Bitterns
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:40 am
by Lisbeth
Re: Bitterns
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:43 am
by Lisbeth
In SA there are three kinds of Bitterns:
Bittern, Dwarf
Bittern, Eurasian
Bittern, Little
https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.php?p=3358#p3358
Re: Bitterns
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:03 am
by Richprins
Aha!
Eurasian Bittern by nan in Switzerland!
Re: Bitterns
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:04 am
by Lisbeth
Re: Bitterns
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 2:57 pm
by Klipspringer
Now is the right time to spot a dwarf bittern. They are tropical migrants that visit the KNP after summer rainfall when seasonal pans and low-lying areas flood. The birds arrive within days of flooding, typically in early January, and quickly pair off; males utter a dog-like bark from flooded trees and bushes to attract a female. Breeding is completed within two months and by late April most birds have disappeared.
Go birding everyone
Re: Bitterns
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2020 5:26 pm
by Alf
Never seen before
Well done RP 
