The Norfolk Marshes.

By Theo and Kieron Images by Google

Bitterns of Norfolk

• Bitterns are a very rare species of bird . • They are a beautiful, however rarely sighted living sound

on the Norfolk marshes especially round Catfield, Ludham and Potter Heigham.

• They have a very distinctive colour but are carefully camouflaged, which keeps them from harm’s way.

• The males remarkably loud booming call can be heard from 2 kilometres, that announces their presence. Though they can be found throughout Europe, South Africa and Central Asia,.

• There are now only a small handful of breeding pairs after their extinction in the 19th centaury.

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Bittern booming

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The bittern from Norfolk

• Bittern pairs have been recorded nesting in newly created reed beds, as conservationists are trying to prevent loss of habitat for the precious species. The birds are nesting in more sites in the UK than any other year since 1990.

• Fact box.

Diet- mostly fish, amphibians, insects of a wide variety, found in shallow water found near cover or around cover.Habitat- Reeds and marshesNumber- 72 males in BritainLength- 75cm Wing span- 130cm Weight- 1.5 kg

Pictures of bitterns

Bitterns

Deers

Deer. Deer would not survive, they would be an

easy target for humans to kill. There are a lot of types of deer; for instance Chinese water deer [which didn't originate England - they came here from a zoo from which they escaped and started breeding in our very own Norfolk boards].

Muntjack, Roe deer, Red deer, Fallow Deer, Sika deer, are all common breed of deer.

How have they adapted.

They have adapted to the landscape very well. Without the reeds bugs, insects, swans, ducks, bitterns, foxes, deer and loads more animals will just die out.

Reeds• The Norfolk marshes wouldn't be

marshes without reeds, they would be bogs!

• Reeds take up most of the marshes. If the Bitterns didn’t have any reeds they would be easy prey for predators (foxes).

• Reeds provide how for a whole manor of birds, insects and deer.

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