A black-crowned night heron, a species rarely observed in the UK, has been sighted in Somerset, conservationists have confirmed. Its first confirmed breeding in the UK was recorded in Somerset in 2017 before the elusive bird was captured on camera at the National Trust's Holnicote Estate. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThis stocky member of the heron family typically reaches up to 66cm, approximately half the size of the more common grey heron. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe footage is one of several surprising moments captured on the National Trust's wildlife cameras in recent months. Five livestreaming cameras have given viewers insights into the lives and behaviours of barn owls, guillemots, puffins, beavers, pied flycatchers and blue tits across National Trust sites.