A couple of hours on the Downs again yesterday evening. Scanned an area which looked ideal for Stone Curlew but no joy. A few common species showing well including Red Legged Partridge, Yellowhammer, Whitethroat, and Stock Dove. Also an abundance of Hares and a Roe Deer. The Hares done a good job of tearing round the entire area and would have flushed anything interesting in the vicinity!
Also called in at a location close to home which has seen Nightjars in previous years. Only had chance for a very brief scan and listen but no joy there also! Suspect there is more suitable habitat further into the reserve, but I didn't fancy venturing in there on my own in the pitch dark last night.
Nightjar would be a great bird to find locally, and I'm hoping one or two areas around the village might turn up trumps in the next couple of months.
Well, it would get boring very quickly if they were all easy to see!
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