Old Airstrip, Ashdown Forest
with Shaun
I returned to the Old Airstrip in the Ashdown Forest with Shaun and Joel ( his dog). This time we managed to see a pair of nightjars at the same location (TQ 424303) as I saw them last night.
Right on cue at at 9.15 pm the male started churring from the same tree and very soon afterwards the female approached and we witnessed wing clapping and the works. The light being much better meant we had good views. The male moved around within a 100 m radius before returning to the same tree.
Earlier we had seen a pair of stonechats and heard a woodcock and a tawny owl but here was no sign of the cuckoo tonight.
I wil switch my attention to Hindleap for the next couple of days to check out the situation there.
A Saturday night well spent!
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