Bird
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris · Ardeidae · Pelecaniformes
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records475,714in 65 countries
Most seen inSweden161,909 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Great Bittern in brief
The great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a bird of the Ardeidae family — species of bird.
Across the 65 countries we cover it has 475,714 published records, most of them from Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June and fall to their lowest in September and October.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Sweden161,909 records · best May, Apr
Netherlands80,442 records · best May, Apr
Denmark65,260 records · best Apr, May
United Kingdom40,100 records · best May, Apr
France22,013 records · best Apr, May
Belgium21,315 records · best Apr, Jan
Latvia17,711 records · best Aug, Jul
Finland10,789 records · best May, Jun
Poland9,178 records · best May, Apr
Estonia6,020 records · best May, Apr
Germany5,637 records · best May, Apr
Russia5,396 records · best May, Apr
Italy3,758 records · best Jan, Dec
China3,502 records · best Nov, Dec
Ukraine3,164 records · best Apr, May
Lithuania1,918 records · best Apr, May
Türkiye1,833 records · best Apr, Mar
Hungary1,769 records · best May, Apr
Israel1,685 records · best Dec, Mar
Switzerland1,451 records · best Jan, Feb
Norway1,189 records · best May, Jan
Austria1,161 records · best May, Apr
Bulgaria1,007 records · best May, Jan
Romania857 records · best May, Apr
Belarus709 records · best May, Apr
Greece709 records · best Apr, May
Czechia698 records · best Apr, May
Mali549 records · best Dec, Jan
Tunisia489 records · best Mar, Jan
Kazakhstan392 records · best May, Jun
Slovakia338 records · best May, Apr
Azerbaijan286 records · best Oct, Nov
South Korea279 records · best Jan, Nov
United Arab Emirates260 records · best Dec, Jan
Serbia251 records · best Apr, Mar
Croatia244 records · best Apr, May
Georgia243 records · best Apr, May
Mongolia181 records · best May, Jun
Moldova160 records · best Apr, May
Cyprus114 records · best Apr, Mar
Slovenia100 records · best May, Apr
Luxembourg92 records · best Jan, Dec
Armenia70 records · best Oct, May
Kosovo61 records · best Apr, Mar
Algeria46 records · best Dec, Nov
Egypt42 records · best Mar, Dec
Kyrgyzstan39 records · best May, Jul
Ireland38 records · best Jan, Apr
Uzbekistan37 records · best Mar, Apr
Jordan34 records · best Feb, Dec
Kuwait29 records · best Nov, Oct
North Macedonia23 records · best Apr, May
Qatar18 records · best Nov, Oct
Iceland17 records · best Feb, Apr
Iraq17 records · best Apr, Aug
Albania15 records · best Nov, Jun
Montenegro15 records · best Apr, May
Malta10 records · best Oct, Sep
Bosnia and Herzegovina9 records · best Apr, Jul
Libya9 records · best Nov, Mar
Tajikistan9 records · best May, Mar
Lebanon7 records · best Mar, Aug
Seychelles7 records · best Oct, Nov
Syria3 records · best Mar, Apr
North Korea1 records · best May, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All birdsMore of the Ardeidae family
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