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<div>'Incredible': night herons breed for first time in UK</div>

Two recently fledged night herons have been seen at Somerset’s Westhay Moor nature reserve, which suspects climate change drew their parents northNight herons are among the most mysterious of birds, and for the first time in recorded history they have been spotted breeding in the UK.Long-distance photographs captured the adult pair and one of their two offspring at the Westhay Moor national nature reserve, run by Somerset Wildlife Trust. The young birds have recently fledged, having been born either on Westhay Moor or the nearby Avalon Marshes. Related: Those Dam birds: the urban herons of Amsterdam - in pictures Continue reading...

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