With a settled,warm evening forecast,Tracey and myself went to look at a local site in the hope we could see a Nightjar and for Tracey to add this species to an already fantastic list of sightings over the last week.
A walk around the site on arrival,saw the first of at least 4 'Roding' male Woodcock,with their curious 'Warp,warp sewick' call as they patrolled their woodland territories.
As it began to get to dusk,that familiar sound of a churring male Nightjar filled the air and minutes later he was flying around us and then flew up into a conifer tree.
Thankfully i managed to find him and he was perched right out in the open,giving some stunning views and i even managed to take some video and take a few record shots,albeit in near darkness.
A further male and female were also observed in the same area,giving some great flight views.
Also heard nearby,were 2 separate calling juvenile Long-eared Owls,which is great news for this sadly declining species.
What a great evening and another brilliant encounter with this cracking species.
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| Phonescoped Image Of This Cracking Male Nightjar. |
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