After over 20 years of watching The Lodge, today was the day I've finally seen a Nightjar there. Found by some local visitors mid-morning, this chap sat bold-as-brass on a tree stump just a few feet from a busy pathway. It eventually flew up to a near-by tree after a noisey cyclist with squeaky breaks stopped a bit to close to it!Wonderful birds, and hopefully the start of many more to be seen there.
Many thanks to the scope of Paul Hackett, and his extra-long tripod legs, for the bottom shot.
Nice shots of the "Night Hunter".
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