Little bittern at the upper ford near Sigri, Lesvos, Greece
Date 6 May 2009
Author Mark S Jobling
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:47-090506-little-bittern-at-upper-ford-near-Sigri-.jpg

The little bittern or common little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) is a wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. Ixobrychus minutus is native to the Old World, breeding in Africa, central and southern Europe, western and southern Asia, and Madagascar.