A rare black-crowned night heron has been captured on camera at the National Trust’s Holnicote estate in Somerset, in a sighting that has raised hopes that ongoing work to restore freshwater habitats is giving the elusive species a welcome refuge. The bird, Nycticorax nycticorax, is a small, adaptable species found widely across Africa, Asia, the Americas … Continue reading Caught on Camera: New Wetland Habitats a Likely Draw as ‘Exciting’ Rare Night Heron Spotted on Somerset Estate