Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
A rare vagrant to the UK from southern Europe. It's usually an elusive and difficult bird to find but sometimes they do come out into the open.
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male Little Bittern, Göksu Delta (Turkey), 9th May 2010
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female Little Bittern, Göksu Delta (Turkey), 10th May 2010
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female Little Bittern, Göksu Delta (Turkey), 10th May 2010
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male Little Bittern, Göksu Delta (Turkey), 9th May 2010
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male Little Bittern, Quinta do Lago (Algarve, Portugal), 15th April 2006
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The following bird belongs to the African race payesii, differing from nominate birds from the Palaearctic in having a rich russet neck.
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Little Bittern of the African race payesii, Liwonde (Malawi), 26th May 2011
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