Species Account for Botaurus stellaris
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Botaurus stellaris (Linnaeus)
Great Bittern
Birds: Ardeidae
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Taxonomic group: birds (Birds) -
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W&C Act: Schedule 1 Part 1
Essex BAP: Listed
Essex RDB: Listed
Records: 102
First Record: 2015
Latest Record: 2015
1992-on hectads: 1
Pre-1992 hectads: 0
Total hectads: 1
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Scarce winter visitor but potentially a breeding species. Population estimate: 3 - 6 winter
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