Nightjars
See one of the UK's strangest birds: the nocturnal nightjar. Witness this insect eating summer visitor make odd wing-claps and calls, or even nesting on the floor if you have a good enough eye!
An evening walk at Blaxhall Heath and Common looking and listening for the nightjar.
An evening walk at Blaxhall Heath and Common looking and listening for the nightjar.
The easiest way to find out if the nocturnal and well-camouflaged nightjar is about is to listen out for its distinctive 'churring' call at dusk. A summer visitor, it is most numerous in…