"Bitterns are secretive birds, fond of skulking in reedbeds, their streaky brown plumage the most effective camouflage. Factor in their relative scarcity, and any encounter is to be treasured."
"In the right place, in breeding season, you might hear one. Their far-carrying boom like someone blowing across the top of a milk bottle is the deepest British bird sound."
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