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  • Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax - Juvenile
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  • Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax - Adult
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  • Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax - Adult
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  • Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax - Adult
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  • Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax - Adult
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  • Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax - Adult
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  • Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax - Juvenile
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  • Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax - Juvenile
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  • Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax - Adult
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  • Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax - Adult
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  • Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax
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  • Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax (L 60-65cm) is a stocky bird, adults of which are mainly black-and-white bird; juveniles are brown and spotted. It is active mainly after dark.
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  • Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax (L 60-65cm) is a stocky bird, adults of which are mainly black-and-white bird; juveniles are brown and spotted. It is active mainly after dark.
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  • Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax (L 60-65cm) is a stocky bird, adults of which are mainly black-and-white bird; juveniles are brown and spotted. It is active mainly after dark.
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  • Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax (L 60-65cm) is a stocky bird, adults of which are mainly black-and-white bird; juveniles are brown and spotted. It is active mainly after dark.
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  • Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax (L 60-65cm) is a stocky bird, adults of which are mainly black-and-white bird; juveniles are brown and spotted. It is active mainly after dark.
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  • Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax (L 60-65cm) is a stocky bird, adults of which are mainly black-and-white bird; juveniles are brown and spotted. It is active mainly after dark.
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  • Hedgehog - Erinaceus europaeus crossing a country road at night. Length 23-27cm Mainly nocturnal animal, protected by spines (modified hairs). Feeds mainly on invertebrates but will take food put out by people. Hibernates from Oct-Apr. Spines are erectile and an effective deterrent when animal rolls into a defensive ball. Head and underparts are covered in coarse hairs. Muzzle-shaped head ends in a sensitive nose. Utters a pig-like squeal in distress, and grunts when courting. Familiar garden resident.
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  • Moth trap in action on a summer's night
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  • Caernarvon Castle at dusk on a cloudy summer night, Wales, Uk
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  • Barn Owl Tyto alba L 34-38cm. Mainly nocturnal but sometimes hunts from late afternoon onwards. Feeds mainly on grassland small mammals. Flight is leisurely and slow on rounded wings. Responds well to nestbox schemes. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have orange-buff upperparts speckled with tiny black and white dots. Facial disc is heart-shaped and white. In flight, underwings pure white. Voice Utters blood-curdling at night. Status Vulnerable and generally scarce resident species.
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  • Barn Owl Tyto alba L 34-38cm. Mainly nocturnal but sometimes hunts from late afternoon onwards. Feeds mainly on grassland small mammals. Flight is leisurely and slow on rounded wings. Responds well to nestbox schemes. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have orange-buff upperparts speckled with tiny black and white dots. Facial disc is heart-shaped and white. In flight, underwings pure white. Voice Utters blood-curdling at night. Status Vulnerable and generally scarce resident species.
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  • Barn Owl Tyto alba L 34-38cm. Mainly nocturnal but sometimes hunts from late afternoon onwards. Feeds mainly on grassland small mammals. Flight is leisurely and slow on rounded wings. Responds well to nestbox schemes. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have orange-buff upperparts speckled with tiny black and white dots. Facial disc is heart-shaped and white. In flight, underwings pure white. Voice Utters blood-curdling at night. Status Vulnerable and generally scarce resident species.
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  • Nightingale - Luscinia megarhynchos
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  • Professional ecologist using bat detector to survey bat numbers and species
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  • Whip-poor-will - Caprimulgus vociferus - female
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  • Whip-poor-will - Caprimulgus vociferus - female
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  • Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis - male
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  • Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor
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  • Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor - Adult male
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  • Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor - Adult male
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  • Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor - Adult male
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  • Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor
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  • Chuck-will's-widow - Caprimulgus vociferus
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  • Common Nighthawk - Chordieles minor
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  • Caversham Bridge and Pipers Island on the River Thames in Reading, Berkshire at sunset
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  • Glow-worm - Lampyris noctiluca
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  • Glow-worm - Lampyris noctiluca
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  • The Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus (L 24-27cm) may share nocturnal habits with owls but the similarities between these unrelated birds ends there. The Nightjar has a huge gape that it uses to catch flying moths. The species is hard to find in the daytime, thanks to its cryptic plumage and often observers have to satisfy themselves with the silhouette of a bird in flight: it looks long-winged and narrow-tailed. All birds have intricate brown, grey and black markings that, in combination, resemble tree bark; males have striking white patches near the wingtips and corners of the tail. Territorial males utter a distinctive churring song for hours on end, after dark. The Nightjar is a migrant visitor to the region, found mainly on lowland heathland (where it is easiest to find) and heather moors.
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  • Tawny Owl Strix aluco L 38-40cm. Our most familiar owl. Strictly nocturnal; roosts in tree foliage during day. Flight is leisurely on broad, rounded wings. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have streaked, variably chestnut-brown or grey-brown plumage, palest on underparts. Eyes are dark. In flight, underwings look pale. Young birds typically leave nest while still downy and white. Voice Utters sharp kew-wick and well-known hooting calls; most vocal in late winter and early spring. Status Fairly common resident of woodland habitats where small mammals are common; also in gardens and suburban parks.
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  • Long-eared Owl Asio otus L 32-35cm. Strictly nocturnal; sometimes caught in car headlights after dark or glimpsed at daytime winter roost. In flight, told from Short-eared by orange-buff patch that contrasts with otherwise dark upperwing. When alarmed, sometimes adopts upright posture with ‘ear’ tufts raised. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have streaked dark brown upperparts and paler underparts. Orange-buff facial disc is rounded; note orange eyes and long ‘ear’ tufts. Voice Deep hoots sometimes uttered in spring. Status Nests in isolated conifer plantations and scrub thickets, with adjacent open country. Disperses outside breeding season and winter roost sites include coastal and wetland scrub, and hedgerows. Influx of European birds boosts winter numbers.
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  • Long-eared Owl Asio otus L 32-35cm. Strictly nocturnal; sometimes caught in car headlights after dark or glimpsed at daytime winter roost. In flight, told from Short-eared by orange-buff patch that contrasts with otherwise dark upperwing. When alarmed, sometimes adopts upright posture with ‘ear’ tufts raised. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have streaked dark brown upperparts and paler underparts. Orange-buff facial disc is rounded; note orange eyes and long ‘ear’ tufts. Voice Deep hoots sometimes uttered in spring. Status Nests in isolated conifer plantations and scrub thickets, with adjacent open country. Disperses outside breeding season and winter roost sites include coastal and wetland scrub, and hedgerows. Influx of European birds boosts winter numbers.
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  • Nightjar - Caprimulgus europeus
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  • Carn Leh, Old Town - Isles of Scilly
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  • Lunar eclipse/Red Moon
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  • Whip-poor-will - Caprimulgus vociferus - male
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  • Whip-poor-will - Caprimulgus vociferus - female
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  • Whip-poor-will - Caprimulgus vociferus - female
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  • Whip-poor-will - Caprimulgus vociferus - female
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  • Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis - male
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  • Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis - male
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  • Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis - male
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  • Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis - male
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  • Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis - male
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  • Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis
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  • Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis
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  • Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis
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  • Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis
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  • Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis
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  • Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor
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  • Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor
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  • Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor - Adult male
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  • Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor - Adult male
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  • Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor - Adult male
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  • Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor - Adult male
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  • Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor
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  • Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor
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  • Common Pauraque - Nyctidromus albicollis
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  • Common Pauraque - Nyctidromus albicollis
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  • Common Pauraque - Nyctidromus albicollis
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  • Common Pauraque - Nyctidromus albicollis
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  • Common Pauraque - Nyctidromus albicollis
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  • Common Poorwill - Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
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  • Common Poorwill - Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
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  • Common Poorwill - Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
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  • Common Poorwill - Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
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  • Marisco Tavern on Lundy, Devon
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  • Moth trap
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  • Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus - male. (L 24-27cm) may share nocturnal habits with owls but the similarities between these unrelated birds ends there. The Nightjar has a huge gape that it uses to catch flying moths. The species is hard to find in the daytime, thanks to its cryptic plumage and often observers have to satisfy themselves with the silhouette of a bird in flight: it looks long-winged and narrow-tailed. All birds have intricate brown, grey and black markings that, in combination, resemble tree bark; males have striking white patches near the wingtips and corners of the tail. Territorial males utter a distinctive churring song for hours on end, after dark. The Nightjar is a migrant visitor to the region, found mainly on lowland heathland (where it is easiest to find) and heather moors.
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  • Dusk over the River Thames at Reading Bridge, Reading, Berkshire, Uk
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  • Millenium Bridge over the River Thames at dusk from the South Bank looking towards St Paul's Cathedral, London, Uk
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  • Caversham Bridge and Pipers Island on the River Thames at sunset, Reading, Berkshire, Uk
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  • Sunset over the River Thames at Maidenhead looking towards the A4 road bridge and Blue River Cafe, Berkshire, UK
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  • Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Length 23-27cm Mainly nocturnal animal, protected by spines (modified hairs). Feeds mainly on invertebrates but will take food put out by people. Hibernates from Oct-Apr. Spines are erectile and an effective deterrent when animal rolls into a defensive ball. Head and underparts are covered in coarse hairs. Muzzle-shaped head ends in a sensitive nose. Utters a pig-like squeal in distress, and grunts when courting. Familiar garden resident.
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  • Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Length 23-27cm Mainly nocturnal animal, protected by spines (modified hairs). Feeds mainly on invertebrates but will take food put out by people. Hibernates from Oct-Apr. Spines are erectile and an effective deterrent when animal rolls into a defensive ball. Head and underparts are covered in coarse hairs. Muzzle-shaped head ends in a sensitive nose. Utters a pig-like squeal in distress, and grunts when courting. Familiar garden resident.
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  • Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Length 23-27cm Mainly nocturnal animal, protected by spines (modified hairs). Feeds mainly on invertebrates but will take food put out by people. Hibernates from Oct-Apr. Spines are erectile and an effective deterrent when animal rolls into a defensive ball. Head and underparts are covered in coarse hairs. Muzzle-shaped head ends in a sensitive nose. Utters a pig-like squeal in distress, and grunts when courting. Familiar garden resident.
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  • Tawny Owl Strix aluco L 38-40cm. Our most familiar owl. Strictly nocturnal; roosts in tree foliage during day. Flight is leisurely on broad, rounded wings. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have streaked, variably chestnut-brown or grey-brown plumage, palest on underparts. Eyes are dark. In flight, underwings look pale. Young birds typically leave nest while still downy and white. Voice Utters sharp kew-wick and well-known hooting calls; most vocal in late winter and early spring. Status Fairly common resident of woodland habitats where small mammals are common; also in gardens and suburban parks.
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  • FULL MOON
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  • Panoramic image of Henley on Thames at dusk, Oxfordshire, Uk
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  • Panoramic image of Henley on Thames at dusk, Oxfordshire, Uk
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  • Market Place at dusk, Newbury, Berkshire, Uk
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  • Glow-worm - Lampyris noctiluca
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  • Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba Length 25mm. An extremely common moth. Rests with wings held flat, one forewing overlapping the other. Easily disturbed from vegetation in daytime, when yellow pattern on hindwing becomes obvious. Adult has marbled brown and purplish-grey forewings and yellow hindwings with a narrow subterminal black border. Flies June–September. Larva eats a wide range of herbaceous plants. Widespread and extremely common.
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  • The Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus (L 24-27cm) may share nocturnal habits with owls but the similarities between these unrelated birds ends there. The Nightjar has a huge gape that it uses to catch flying moths. The species is hard to find in the daytime, thanks to its cryptic plumage and often observers have to satisfy themselves with the silhouette of a bird in flight: it looks long-winged and narrow-tailed. All birds have intricate brown, grey and black markings that, in combination, resemble tree bark; males have striking white patches near the wingtips and corners of the tail. Territorial males utter a distinctive churring song for hours on end, after dark. The Nightjar is a migrant visitor to the region, found mainly on lowland heathland (where it is easiest to find) and heather moors.
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  • The Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus (L 24-27cm) may share nocturnal habits with owls but the similarities between these unrelated birds ends there. The Nightjar has a huge gape that it uses to catch flying moths. The species is hard to find in the daytime, thanks to its cryptic plumage and often observers have to satisfy themselves with the silhouette of a bird in flight: it looks long-winged and narrow-tailed. All birds have intricate brown, grey and black markings that, in combination, resemble tree bark; males have striking white patches near the wingtips and corners of the tail. Territorial males utter a distinctive churring song for hours on end, after dark. The Nightjar is a migrant visitor to the region, found mainly on lowland heathland (where it is easiest to find) and heather moors.
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  • The Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus (L 24-27cm) may share nocturnal habits with owls but the similarities between these unrelated birds ends there. The Nightjar has a huge gape that it uses to catch flying moths. The species is hard to find in the daytime, thanks to its cryptic plumage and often observers have to satisfy themselves with the silhouette of a bird in flight: it looks long-winged and narrow-tailed. All birds have intricate brown, grey and black markings that, in combination, resemble tree bark; males have striking white patches near the wingtips and corners of the tail. Territorial males utter a distinctive churring song for hours on end, after dark. The Nightjar is a migrant visitor to the region, found mainly on lowland heathland (where it is easiest to find) and heather moors.
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  • The Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus (L 24-27cm) may share nocturnal habits with owls but the similarities between these unrelated birds ends there. The Nightjar has a huge gape that it uses to catch flying moths. The species is hard to find in the daytime, thanks to its cryptic plumage and often observers have to satisfy themselves with the silhouette of a bird in flight: it looks long-winged and narrow-tailed. All birds have intricate brown, grey and black markings that, in combination, resemble tree bark; males have striking white patches near the wingtips and corners of the tail. Territorial males utter a distinctive churring song for hours on end, after dark. The Nightjar is a migrant visitor to the region, found mainly on lowland heathland (where it is easiest to find) and heather moors.
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  • The Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus (L 24-27cm) may share nocturnal habits with owls but the similarities between these unrelated birds ends there. The Nightjar has a huge gape that it uses to catch flying moths. The species is hard to find in the daytime, thanks to its cryptic plumage and often observers have to satisfy themselves with the silhouette of a bird in flight: it looks long-winged and narrow-tailed. All birds have intricate brown, grey and black markings that, in combination, resemble tree bark; males have striking white patches near the wingtips and corners of the tail. Territorial males utter a distinctive churring song for hours on end, after dark. The Nightjar is a migrant visitor to the region, found mainly on lowland heathland (where it is easiest to find) and heather moors.
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  • The Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus (L 24-27cm) may share nocturnal habits with owls but the similarities between these unrelated birds ends there. The Nightjar has a huge gape that it uses to catch flying moths. The species is hard to find in the daytime, thanks to its cryptic plumage and often observers have to satisfy themselves with the silhouette of a bird in flight: it looks long-winged and narrow-tailed. All birds have intricate brown, grey and black markings that, in combination, resemble tree bark; males have striking white patches near the wingtips and corners of the tail. Territorial males utter a distinctive churring song for hours on end, after dark. The Nightjar is a migrant visitor to the region, found mainly on lowland heathland (where it is easiest to find) and heather moors.
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  • The Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus (L 24-27cm) may share nocturnal habits with owls but the similarities between these unrelated birds ends there. The Nightjar has a huge gape that it uses to catch flying moths. The species is hard to find in the daytime, thanks to its cryptic plumage and often observers have to satisfy themselves with the silhouette of a bird in flight: it looks long-winged and narrow-tailed. All birds have intricate brown, grey and black markings that, in combination, resemble tree bark; males have striking white patches near the wingtips and corners of the tail. Territorial males utter a distinctive churring song for hours on end, after dark. The Nightjar is a migrant visitor to the region, found mainly on lowland heathland (where it is easiest to find) and heather moors.
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