It's for the Birds: Feed, Houses and Bittern Spotting

Image from RSPB birdguides

It's been a tough winter for the birds. But one species has flourished in Britain. This winter's bitter cold has seen record numbers of bitterns fly to Britain from northern Europe to escape the bitter cold.

They are rarely seen here, in 1997 there were only 11 males left. But this winter there have been record sightings across the country, with 82 counted already. The snow has made the notoriously shy birds easier to spot. Because many of their na...Read the full story on TreeHugger