Blackheath Common 27 June 2024

Twenty members attended the postponed dusk walk in conditions much improved on those of a fortnight earlier but still not ideal for Nightjar viewing. In the event there was a satisfactory chorus of churring as night encroached on the heath; most heard wing clapping and a lucky minority glimpsed one or two Nightjars silhouetted against the deepening gloom. There were also two flypasts by roding Woodcocks that some were able to enjoy.

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