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Jeremiah Loei’s video clip of a Black Bittern’s (Ixobrychus flavicollis) peculiar movements reminds him of a sort of hunting dance. This was documented at Baker Street, Singapore On seeing the […]
The accompanying video by Jeremiah Loei was shot at Baker Street, Singapore. The bittern was standing at the water’s edge totally focussed and motionless, except for the tail flapping slowly […]
![BitternB-CWSS [JacobTan]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BitternB-CWSS-JacobTan-18-q8dftzib5cqo3wkcgqy0wr40zhsbkyxxuq467ohfn4.jpg "BitternB-CWSS [JacobTan]")
“On the morning of 22 January 2019 at around 0700 hrs, I received a call from our Operations Manager (OM) Mr Tan, informing me that there is a big bird […]
![BitternBl-dead [JacobTan] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BitternBl-dead-JacobTan-1-q8dfibcgaerhy7inm7bsg74zg9b909lx8yi4ozsewg.jpg "BitternBl-dead [JacobTan] 1")
On 31 October, I found a dead male Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis) on the grass patch behind my car in the morning, after I got off the car. I gathered […]
![BitternBl-fish [JiaWeiWoo]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BitternBl-fish-JiaWeiWoo-q8dfhh9m7pmbmoqchubq8eq8fxfi5yaigtmlc510fk.jpg "BitternBl-fish [JiaWeiWoo]")
Like most herons, the Black Bittern (Dupetor flavicollis) is a non-swimmer found around the margins of wetlands. Its plumage provides excellent camouflage in an environment where aquatic weeds predominate. Jia […]
![BitternBl-pellet [JeremiahLoei]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BitternBl-pellet-JeremiahLoei-3-q8dfgcuk1u2zrgd21uurr6xewcypyyu1z9kpp8oxv4.jpg "BitternBl-pellet [JeremiahLoei]")
The BESG website has a total of 33 posts on pellet casting by birds. These cover nearly 20 species of raptors and non-raptorial birds. You can check this out by […]
![BitternVS-neck [LenaChow]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BitternVS-neck-LenaChow-q8dfyj286iyk81yrxpn3ylu8cje6saz8h7mnptqxkg.jpg "BitternVS-neck [LenaChow]")
“Further to the video of the Von Schrenck’s Bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus) LINK displaying the extension of the ‘telescopic’ neck, I had the opportunity to witness the full extension of the […]
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