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Record a bittern

Use this form to tell us if you have seen or heard a Bittern.

If you are reporting a injured bird please ring the 24-hour DOC emergency hotline 0800 DOC HOT (0800 362 468).

Name

Location of bittern (address,gps)

Email

Region

Phone

How many bittern did you observe?

Privacy

show location

share my details

don't show location

don't share my details

Type of observation

seen

heard

seen and heard

deceased

I would like help to

Protect Bittern

Assess and or restore a wetland

Raise awareness in my local community

What was the bittern doing

foraging

booming

flying

resting

Notes or other details eg sex, age, habitat they are in, risks present..

The Love Bittern Project galvanises community-led action on the ground to help save Australasian bittern | Matuku-hūrepo (Botaurus poiciloptilus) and their wetland homes across Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Every Bittern and every wetland counts!

Click here to find out more about us and what we do around the country.

Contact us to join our Love Bittern community and find out how you can help.

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CONTACT

Wendy Ambury

T: 022 526 1972

E: lovebittern@gmail.com

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