For the first time in decades, the elusive call of the 'bunyip bird' returns to Tasmania's Lagoon of Islands

Experts celebrate discovery of secretive and endangered Australasian bittern in recently restored wetlandsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe "bunyip bird" - named after a mythological river-lurking, human-eating monster - is as elusive as its namesake. Also known as the Australasian bittern, it is heard more often than it is seen.It means that when bittern expert Geoff Shannon discovered the bird at Tasmania's recently restored Lagoon of Islands - the first time it had been seen there in 40 years - it was a "very special moment". Continue reading...