fruity Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 (edited) Hi all Couldn't sleep again last night , so got up and went to my closest permission for a look around. Not a breath of wind and so quiet. It always sit and scan around with a spotter first, it amazes what you see in the dead of night . Rabbits eyes everywhere for a Start,badgers munching on anything then can find , a lovely big fallow stag stood looking straight at me and a fair few bats going around like tornado,s. I see in the distance and not very clearly a bird (not a raptor) but smaller caught it a couple of times in the spotter and only for seconds , any idea what it may have been , a nightjar maybe ?? Cheers Edited September 8, 2015 by fruity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted September 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 (edited) . Edited September 8, 2015 by fruity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Oh, I have always wanted to see one of them! Was it flying close to the ground? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted September 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 On 08/09/2015 at 09:05, Underdog said: Oh, I have always wanted to see one of them! Was it flying close to the ground? Yes u fairly close and pretty fast , don't have a clue what it was , just a guess at a nightjar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 http://www.arkive.org/nightjar/caprimulgus-europaeus/video-06.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted September 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 On 08/09/2015 at 12:16, Underdog said: http://www.arkive.org/nightjar/caprimulgus-europaeus/video-06.html Yes think it probably was then u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Think I heard once or twice but that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 (edited) What time was it? Not many birds are crepuscular, owls certainly and nightjars. It couldn't be much else. They do stay until this month. Edited September 8, 2015 by JDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted September 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 03.01 the pic time stamp is , but it was about 30 mins before then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 On 08/09/2015 at 14:09, JDog said: What time was it? Not many birds are crepuscular, owls certainly and nightjars. It couldn't be much else. They do stay until this month. Crepuscular, that must be painful :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codeye Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 I sat watching a robin flying up to the streetlights catching moths in surrey at 3.30 just last week I was mesmerised for a good hour before it dissapeared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonk Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Sounds and looks like a good trip fruity. Hope you sort your sleeping out soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted September 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 On 08/09/2015 at 21:35, Gonk said: Sounds and looks like a good trip fruity. Hope you sort your sleeping out soon! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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