PUBLISHED: 00:01, Wed, Aug 2, 2017 | UPDATED: 16:37, Wed, Aug 2, 2017
Two adult black-crowned night herons and two recently fledged juveniles are now roosting at a nature reserve in Somerset.
The discovery was made by bird watchers at the Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Westhay Moor national nature reserve and Graham Hall was able to photograph the night herons.
It is thought the adults either bred there or at the nearby Avalon Marshes site.
Experts said night herons were extremely rare in the south of England and only around a dozen had been spotted in Somerset since the 1800s.
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It is thought the adults either bred there or at the nearby Avalon Marshes site.
Experts said night herons were extremely rare in the south of England and only around a dozen had been spotted in Somerset since the 1800s.
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